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1943 Map of Cincinnatus

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Cincinnatus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Otselic River valley serves as the primary geographic corridor through this section of Cortland County, where the village of Cincinnatus and the smaller Lower Cincinnatus sit along the riverbanks. The landscape is defined by its rural school system and upland topography, featuring family-named elevations like Mount Roderick, Dutch Hill, and West Hill.

Transportation in the early 1940s was anchored by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad, which cuts through East Freetown and follows the path of Cheningo Creek. Local history is preserved in the numerous rural schoolhouses, such as Mudge Sch and Minard Sch, alongside scattered burial grounds including Hawley Cem and Leape Cem. This survey captures the transition between the valley floor settlements and the high-elevation farmsteads that once dotted the townships of Solon, Taylor, and Freetown.