1902 Map of Fonda

About this map

The Mohawk River corridor defines this late 19th-century landscape, serving as a busy industrial and transportation artery through the heart of Montgomery County. This survey, conducted in the 1890s, documents the simultaneous operation of the Erie Canal alongside major rail lines like the New York Central and Hudson River and the West Shore R. R. The map captures the importance of river-adjacent settlements such as Fonda, Fultonville, and Fort Hunter, where the canal and rail networks intersected. Moving south of the river, the terrain rises into the rural townships of Glen and Charleston, where a network of smaller creeks like Yatesville Creek and Auries Creek drain the uplands. Genealogists will find a wealth of specific locale names, from the crossroads of Charleston Four Corners to the hamlet of Sammonsville in the north and Sloansville at the Schoharie County border.