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1909 Map of Cooperstown

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Cooperstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1915
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1915

About this map

Otsego Lake serves as the focal point of this Otsego County landscape, where the iconic Kingfisher Tower stands at the water's edge. The village of Cooperstown is depicted at the lake's southern terminus, surrounded by a network of early 20th-century transportation routes including the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley RR and the Oneonta and Mohawk Valley RR. This survey illustrates the early industrial and social development of the region, from the cluster of activity at Phoenix Mills and Hartwick Seminary to the more remote County House further south.

Along the southern edge, the Delaware and Hudson RR follows the valley of Schenevus Creek, connecting settlements like Schenevus, Maryland, and Chaseville. The terrain is characterized by high ridges such as Crumhorn Mountain and Hooker Hill, which separate the major river valleys of the Cherry Valley Creek and the Susquehanna River. The map meticulously identifies numerous smaller hamlets and family-named points of interest like Edson Corners and Simpsonville, providing a clear view of New York's rural geography before the modern era of highway expansion.