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2023 Map of DeRuyter

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of DeRuyter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Fabius and DeRuyter anchor this transition of the New York landscape where the headwaters of several major creek systems emerge from the high ground of Morgan Hill and Arab Hill. The map meticulously records the many family and community burial grounds that dot these uplands, including Old Fabius Cem, Stockham Hill Cem, and the Merchant Smith Cem near the shores of DeRuyter Reservoir.

Settlement patterns follow the valley floors and the path of the North Country National Scenic Trl, which winds through the central ridges. Smaller clusters like Cowles Settlement, Keeney, and Puckerville appear alongside the intricate branching of the West Branch Tioughnioga Creek and Limestone Creek, showing a rural character preserved even into the early twenty-first century. The tri-county meeting point of Onondaga, Cortland, and Madison counties is clearly defined, cutting through the wooded heights and farmland.