1943 Map of East Pharsalia

About this map

Berry Hill and the headwaters of Canasawacta Creek anchor this central New York landscape during the early 1940s. The map captures a largely rural, agrarian network defined by a series of numbered local schoolhouses, including School No 4 and School No 12, which once served the scattered farmsteads of Pharsalia, Plymouth, and McDonough townships. The upland terrain is characterized by numerous small ponds and reservoirs like Plymouth Reservoir and Bliven Pond, alongside the protected acreage of the Pharsalia Game Refuge. For genealogists, the map is a primary source for identifying family burial grounds such as Frink Cem and Lewis Cem, which are situated near established settlements like North Pharsalia and Kirk. The intricate drainage patterns of Fly Meadow Creek and Genegantslet Creek illustrate the natural orientation of these small communities before mid-century modernizations.