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2016 Map of Clarence

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Clarence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Clarence Center and the village of Alden anchor this 2016 study of eastern Erie County, where suburban expansion meets an established agricultural and hydraulic landscape. The area is defined by the eastward flow of several major waterways, including Ellicott Creek, Cayuga Creek, and Plum Bottom Cr. These streams provided the historic framework for settlements like Millgrove and Wende, which remain separated by large tracts of open land and the Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport.

Genealogists will find a high density of preserved burial grounds reflecting the area's diverse ethnic and religious settlement patterns, such as the German Lutheran Cem, Saint Adalbert's Cem, and the Clarence Fillmore Cem. The transportation network reveals a transition from rail-era logic at Town Line Station to the modern influence of throughways, while topographical features like West Hill and East Hill provide the only significant relief in an otherwise low-lying drainage basin.