2010 Map of Clinton

About this map

Oriskany Creek defines the valley through this portion of Oneida County, anchoring established communities from Westmoreland in the north to Clinton and Franklin Springs in the south. The landscape is a mix of agricultural heritage and academic presence, notable for College Hill and the surrounding grounds of Kirkland Glen. Local history and genealogy are well-represented by a high density of burial grounds, including the Westmoreland Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, and the Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery. The mapping of small settlements like Hecla, Lairdsville, and Farmers Mills indicates a pattern of decentralized rural industry and crossroad hamlets. Waterways such as Deans Creek and Turkey Creek feed into the Oriskany, illustrating the drainage system that supported early New York farmsteads like Fairway Farm and Oriskany Creek Farm.