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1945 Map of Franklin

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Franklin serves as the central hub of this mid-1940s landscape, positioned where the East Branch Ouleout Creek joins Ouleout Creek. The village is a concentrated point of settlement surrounded by a network of upland farms and rural schools, including School No 4 and School No 16. The New York Ontario and Western Railroad snakes through the southern hills, connecting remote stops like Franklin Depot, Merrickville, and the Woodford Northfield Station.

Tracing the northern border, the Susquehanna River flows past Wells Bridge, while the Patent Line Road suggests the early colonial survey boundaries that once organized this territory. The terrain is defined by prominent family-named heights such as Lawton Hill, Wheat Hill, and Hodges Hill, reflecting a long-established agricultural community before modern highway development bypassed many of these local hollows.