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1945 Map of Harpersfield

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Harpersfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The town of Harpersfield and the neighboring hills of the Schoharie and Delaware County line are captured here following a mid-1940s field check. This upland landscape is defined by its rural infrastructure, featuring a series of small schoolhouses such as School No 5 and School No 6 that served the scattered farming settlements. In the southeast corner, the village of Stamford serves as a local hub where the New York Central railroad tracks run parallel to the West Branch Delaware River.

Deep valleys carved by waterways like Middle Brook and McMurdy Brook separate prominent elevations such as Gunhouse Hill and Peters Hill. Local historians can find specific points of interest including the Stevens Cem and Grant Cem, alongside family-named landmarks like Jaclyn Hill and Streeter Hill. The map illustrates a network of light-duty and unimproved roads connecting crossroads communities like West Harpersfield and North Kortright before the modernization of the late 20th century.