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1969 Map of Erin

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Erin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Newtown Creek carves a prominent valley through this Chemung County landscape, serving as a corridor for both road travel and the Lehigh Valley railroad line. Small hamlets like Erin and Breesport anchor the local community, while the presence of the County Home and Infirmary near Newtown Creek indicates significant regional civic infrastructure. The surrounding terrain is defined by high ridges and hills, including Broadus Hill and Langdon Hill, which separate the various drainage basins of Cayuta Creek and Latta Brook.

Genealogists will find several burial sites preserved on these slopes, from the Old Scotchtown Cem to the Van Duzer Cem. Land use in the late 1960s appears varied, with evidence of early energy extraction at a Gas Well near South Erin and resource harvesting at a Gravel Pit west of Breesport. The map also documents an extensive network of rural roads, such as Bilinsky Road and Moulter Road, that connect isolated family-named landmarks across the ridges.