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1949 Map of Clinton

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Clinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Hamilton College and its landmark College Hill anchor the terrain of this Oneida County landscape just after the war. The map documents a sophisticated educational and agricultural network centered around the Oriskany Creek valley, where the village of Clinton serves as a local hub. Significant transportation routes like the Seneca Turnpike and the Ontario and Western line intersect with smaller rural communities like Franklin Springs and Clark Mills.

Genealogists and local historians will find extensive cemetery data, including family-named sites like Dean Cem and Twitchel Cem, alongside numerous district schools like School No 14. The landscape transitions from the developed valley floors to the heights of Prospect Hill and Gibson Hill, revealing the precise placement of reservoirs and the scattered farmsteads that defined the region before post-war suburbanization altered the traditional settlement patterns.