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1924 Map of Ellicottville

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Ellicottville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

The village of Ellicottville and the winding course of the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad anchor this 1920s survey of Cattaraugus County. The landscape is a complex network of narrow valleys and named heights like Mc Carty Hill and Tug Hill, where local life centered around a remarkable density of rural schoolhouses and small settlements. From the northern bend of Cattaraugus Creek at Cascade Park down to the valley floors of Great Valley Creek, the map documents a transition from early industrial rail hubs like Riceville Sta. to the quiet crossroads of Thomas Corners and Bakerstand.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of numerous district schools, such as the New Ashford School, Rock Spring School, and Irish Hill School, which served the scattered farming communities of Ashford and Ellicottville. The presence of the Dutch Hill Church and family-named hollows like Whitford Hollow and Hencoop Hollow provides a clear view of the social and geographic boundaries of the era before modern road expansion.