2019 Map of East Chatham

About this map

Kinderhook Creek flows through a landscape defined by historic settlements and high ridges in this portion of the upper Hudson Valley. The topography is marked by distinctive elevations such as Tonys Nose and Ashley Hill, while the valley floors are home to a network of hamlets including Old Chatham, East Chatham, and Malden Bridge. The area preserves a dense record of rural heritage, seen in the proximity of family and community burial grounds like Cem of the Maples and DeWitt Brown Road Cem. The historic Albany Tpke and various milling sites, such as Riders Mills, trace the early industrial and transit corridors that linked these communities. The interplay of watercourses like Stony Kill and Frisbee Cr against the rising terrain of The Knobit illustrates the geographic constraints that shaped the development of New Concord and Rock City.