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1955 Map of Cortland

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Cortland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Tioughnioga River and its branches converge at Cortland, a mid-century hub of education, industry, and transportation. The city's landscape is defined by the prominent State College (Normal) campus and a dense grid of streets including Groton Ave and Port Watson St. A robust rail network, featuring the Delaware Lackawanna and Western and Lehigh Valley railroads, connects the central district to outlying hamlets like Blodgett Mills and Pokeville.

South of the city, the terrain rises into the State Reforestation Area and the slopes of Tuller Hill, where the rural character is preserved in small communities such as Virgil. Local life is recorded through a series of family and community landmarks, from the Cortland Country Club and Fairgrounds in the north to the Virgil Rural Cemetery and the lonely Elm Stump Church in the southern uplands. This 1955 revision documents the area as the Municipal Airport and regional road improvements began to reshape the valley floor.