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1969 Map of Corning

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Corning
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Chemung River confluence serves as the industrial and civic heart of this Steuben County landscape, where the Tioga River and Cohocton River meet at Painted Post. This era of the late 1960s captures the transition of the regional rail economy, featuring the tracks of the Erie-Lackawanna and Penn Central railroads as they thread through Corning and Riverside. The urban core is densely marked with community landmarks, including the Memorial Stadium, Courthouse, and numerous neighborhood schools like Northside Jr High Sch and Phillips Sch.

Beyond the river valleys, the terrain rises sharply into the surrounding uplands of Spencer Hill and Higman Hill. To the north, the township of Hornby remains more rural, defined by a series of hollows and creeks such as Mormon Hollow and Bellinger Creek. Scattered throughout these hills are significant genealogical markers, including Goodsell Cem and West Hill Cem, alongside the extensive tracts of the State Forest.