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1942 Map of Dansville

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Dansville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Dansville serves as the industrial and transportation hub for this portion of the Genesee Valley, where the Mount Morris and Dansville rail line meets the village's street grid. The settlement is defined by its position along the banks of Mill Creek, surrounded by the rising elevations of Strong Hill and the deep incision of Pokamoonshine Hollow. This wartime survey reveals a landscape balanced between manufacturing and rural life, featuring the Dansville Airport and numerous outlying hamlets like Cumminsville and Woodsville.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, including Green Mount Cemetery, Dutch Cem, and Sparta Center Ch. The map traces the winding course of Canaseraga Creek through the flats of West Sparta, contrasting the fertile valley bottom with the steep terrain of Stony Brook Glen to the south. Smaller rural centers such as Perkinsville and Rogersville appear along the rail corridors of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western and the Shawmut and Northern.