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1954 Map of Ellery Center

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Ellery Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Chautauqua Lake defines the southwestern corner of this mid-century survey, with the shoreline settlements of Colburns, Belleview, and Driftwood marking the water's edge. The landscape is a network of small upland communities and rural crossroads, including Ellery Center, South Stockton, and Kimball Stand. Local transportation and entertainment patterns of the 1950s are visible through the presence of the Jamestown Speedway and the County Airport in the southeastern quadrant.

Waterways like Cassadaga Creek and Mill Creek cut through the topography, flanked by an intricate grid of family-named roads such as Pancake Hill Road, Slide Road, and Luce Road. An Abandoned railroad grade near Gerry indicates the changing nature of the region's infrastructure during this era. The map details the transition from the lakefront areas of Ellery to the agricultural reaches of Stockton and Gerry townships.