1954 Map of Forestville

About this map

Walnut Creek and the Erie RR corridor anchor this mid-century survey of northeastern Chautauqua County, where the village of Forestville sits at the nexus of the towns of Hanover, Sheridan, Villenova, and Arkwright. The landscape is a distinct network of early rural settlements and namesake intersections, including Chicken Tavern Corners, Keaches Corners, and Hawkins Corner. The map captures a transitional era for rural education and community infrastructure, recording numerous district schools like School No 6 and School No 10, along with ancestral burial grounds such as Pioneer Cem and Abbey Cem. The southern reach of the quadrangle rises toward Pope Hill and Round Top Hill, where the headwaters of the West Branch Conewango Creek emerge near West Mud Lake. This document provides a look at the region’s topography just before the widespread consolidation of many small crossroads communities.