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1953 Map of Clarksville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Clarksville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Helderberg Mountains dominate the western landscape of this mid-century Albany County survey, rising sharply above the valley floor. Small hamlets like Clarksville and New Salem are positioned at the base of these heights, where the terrain transitions into the agricultural and wooded uplands of New Scotland and Bethlehem. The topography is defined by significant ridges and summits, including Bennett Hill and Wolf Hill, which flank the winding path of Onesquethaw Creek.

Water management and conservation are central to the area's layout, evidenced by the Alcove Reservoir in the south and the Delmar State Game Farm to the northeast. Transportation and industry are marked by the Central Railroad corridor passing through Feura Bush, serving local needs alongside a series of quarries and gravel pits. For family historians, the map preserves the exact locations of rural burial sites like Onesquethaw Cem and forgotten crossroads such as Keepers Corners.