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2023 Map of Dexter

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The waters of Lake Ontario meet the mainland at Guffin Bay and Black River Bay in this coastal Jefferson County landscape. The village of Dexter sits at the mouth of the Black River, while the northern settlements of Depauville and Perch River follow the winding paths of the Chaumont River and its namesake creek. This area is defined by its transition from the Great Lake shoreline into a low-lying interior punctuated by significant wetlands like Gum Swamp.

Local history is preserved in several family and community burial grounds, including Freeman Cem and the Luther Hill Cem near Luther Hill. Notable geological and landmark features such as the Natural Bridge of New York on the Perch River and the elevations of Doanes Hill and Slaughter Hill provide specific points of reference for genealogists and local historians tracing the settlement patterns of this river-driven region.