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1902 Map of Coventry

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Coventry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

The Chenango River valley serves as the primary corridor for transportation and settlement in this portion of Chenango County during the early 1900s. The landscape is defined by a dense network of upland farms and valley villages, connected by competing rail lines. The Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR follows the river through Oxford and Brisben, while the New York Ontario and Western RR cuts across the eastern hills near Robinson.

Genealogists can find numerous small hamlets such as Coventry, Coventryville, and Tyner, which represent the agricultural heart of the region before the widespread adoption of the automobile. The terrain is notably pocketed with small glacial water bodies including Ludlow Pond, Brackett Pond, and Rugg Pond, which influenced the placement of early homesteads and roads. This map records the rural configuration of townships like Smithville and Guilford at a time when local commerce was still tied closely to the rail depots and river water power.