2019 Map of Gouverneur

About this map

The Oswegatchie River carves a winding path through this corner of Saint Lawrence County, anchoring settlements like Gouverneur and Hailesboro. The landscape is a complex mix of elevated points such as Battle Hill and Reservoir Hill and low-lying wetlands including Abbots Swamp and Myers Swamp. Genealogy researchers can find several burial grounds documented here, from the modern Riverside Cem to the Old Saint James Cem, offering a spatial record of the area's development. Near the village of Fowler, the terrain softens toward Sylvia Lake, where a network of shoreline roads like E Shore Rd and W Shore Rd indicates established lakeside activity. The presence of Hailes Hopyard and named fields like Hendricks Field reflects the agricultural character that remains a defining element of this rural New York region.