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1943 Map of Dunkirk

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Dunkirk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Lake Erie defines the northern edge of this wartime survey, where the industrial port of Dunkirk anchors a landscape of dense rail corridors and agricultural hamlets. The heavy transit network of the New York Central, Pennsylvania, and Nickel Plate railroads follows the shoreline, serving the regional centers of Fredonia and Brocton. Moving inland, the terrain climbs away from the coastal plain into the highlands of Stockton and Charlotte, where the geography shifts to a series of glacial lakes.

Genealogists will find interest in localized settlements like Van Buren, Kelly Corners, and Sinclairville. Notable landmarks such as the County Hospital and the spiritualist community at Lily Dale are clearly marked. The southern reaches show the headwaters of Cassadaga Creek and the tip of Chautauqua Lake at Jamestown Junction, illustrating the historical connectivity between the Great Lakes and the interior valleys before mid-century modernization.