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1943 Map of Cuyler

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Cuyler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The East Branch Tioughnioga River and the Lehigh Valley railroad corridor define the settlement patterns of this central New York landscape during the early 1940s. The valley floor hosts the primary villages of Cuyler and Tripoli, while the surrounding uplands are marked by a dispersed network of rural districts. This terrain is characterized by numerous family-named peaks, such as Pease Hill, Bull Hill, and Seacord Hill, which separated small communities and dictated the placement of one-room schoolhouses.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local identifiers, from the remote Potter Hill Cem to several numbered and named educational sites, including the Black Warrior Sch and Dog Hollow Sch. The map records the area just as aerial photogrammetric methods were being refined by the Army Map Service, capturing the agricultural footprint of towns like Solon, Taylor, and Lincklaen before mid-century changes altered the rural school system.