2019 Map of Copake

About this map

Roeliff Jansen Kill winds through the Columbia County landscape, anchoring a region defined by its narrow valleys and distinctive ridges. This modern survey captures the complex topography between Washburn Mtn and the lowlands of the Drowned Lands Swamp. The settlement pattern remains centered on historic nodes like Copake Hamlet and Ancramdale, where the geography of the valley floor dictated road placement and community growth. Evidence of the region's industrial past is preserved in place names like Weed Mines, while the presence of Old Saint Bridget's Cem and the West Copake Cem provides vital points of reference for genealogical research. The map also delineates the precise boundaries where New York meets Massachusetts, cutting through the high ground of Alander Mtn and passing near the tri-point vicinity of Boston Corner.