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2019 Map of Forestville

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Forestville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Forestville and Sheridan anchor this Chautauqua County landscape, where the terrain shifts from the coastal plains near Lake Erie into the upland ridges of the Allegheny Plateau. The village of Forestville sits at a geographic crossroads along Walnut Cr, surrounded by a network of family-named corners such as Keaches Corners, Hawkins Corner, and Dennison Corners. These small nodes reflect the agricultural history of the region, where crossroads served as local gathering points for the surrounding farmsteads.

Researchers will find a high density of burial sites documenting the area's early settlement, including the Sheridan Pioneer Cem and the Arkwright Summit Cem. In the southern portion of the map, the landscape becomes more varied with features like West Mud Lake and Black Pond near the hamlet of Black Corners. The headwaters of several drainages, including Silver Cr and the W Br Conewango Cr, trace the intricate topography of the local hills like Pope Hill and Round Top Hill.