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1926 Map of Greenwood

Name: 1926 Topographic Map of Greenwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Greenwood and the surrounding townships of Troupsburg and West Union define this rural Steuben County landscape during the mid-1920s. The region is characterized by a dense network of district education, with dozens of institutions like Putman School, Whiteman School, and McGraw School serving the farming families scattered across the hills. The New York and Pennsylvania RR provides a critical industrial corridor through the valley, tracing the path of Bennett Creek past the settlement of Rexville and the industrial outpost at Barney Mills.

Deep hollows and high ridges like Jackson Hill and Irish Hill organize the terrain, where small communities such as Rough and Ready and South Canisteo persist. Cultural life is anchored by landmarks like the West Union Grange Hall and several local congregations, including Spring Brook Church and the Catholic Church. The map captures a moment when the rural road system was transitioning to include designated State Highways, yet the topographic detail preserves the locations of countless family-named landmarks and schools before later consolidations changed the rural social geography.