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1945 Map of Greenville

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Greenville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Greenville and the surrounding borderlands of Albany and Greene Counties are captured here just after World War II, showing a landscape defined by small agrarian hamlets and the essential flow of Basic Creek. The north is anchored by the Basic Creek Reservoir, while the southern reaches follow the meandering path of Catskill Creek near the town of Durham. This 1945 fieldwork reveals the late-stage rural schoolhouse system, including School No 6 and School No 3, before the full consolidation of districts.

Local genealogists can locate family-named landmarks such as Smith Corner, Lambs Corner, and O'Hara Corners. The map provides specific locations for numerous burying grounds, from the Medusa Cem in the west to the Craw Cem near the central creeks. The terrain is marked by distinctive local names like Wolf Fly and the curiously named Jan de Bakkers Kill, reflecting the deep Dutch heritage of the Hudson Valley hinterlands.