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2016 Map of Fair Haven

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Fair Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Lake Ontario borders the northern edge of this Lake Plain landscape, where the shoreline is defined by the deep inlets of Little Sodus Bay and Blind Sodus Bay. These waters, protected by points such as Sabin Point and Eldridges Point, historically served as vital harbors for the lake trade. Inland, the terrain is shaped by distinct drumlins and glacial features, including The Ridge and several prominent bluffs like McIntyres Bluff and Sitts Bluff.

Settlement patterns follow the local creek systems and early road networks, with clusters at Fair Haven and Sterling. The map is particularly useful for genealogical research, documenting numerous small family-named burial grounds across the countryside, such as Forscutt Cem, Livingston Cem, and Phillips Cem. These sites, along with rural intersections like Fintches Corners and Crocketts, illustrate the distributed nature of this agrarian community along the Wayne and Cayuga county line.