1905 Map of Clymer

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Sherman and Clymer anchor this corner of Chautauqua County, where the hills of the Allegheny Plateau transition into the lowlands of the Lake Erie drainage. Surveyed just after the turn of the century, the landscape is defined by the winding course of French Creek and its many tributaries, such as Alder Bottom Creek and Beaver Meadow Brook. The presence of the Pennsylvania RR and the New York and line illustrates the vital rail connections between these agricultural communities, linking dairying hubs like North Clymer and Clymer Center. Genealogists will find interest in the numerous family-named crossroads, including Raters Corners, Sheldon Corners, and King Corners, which highlight a dense pattern of early twentieth-century rural settlement. To the west, Findley Lake serves as a prominent landmark, situated at the headwaters of the drainage system that flows toward the Ohio River basin.