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1943 Map of Hartwick

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Hartwick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Otego Creek and its West Branch carve through the center of this Otsego County landscape, reflecting a mid-century rural economy defined by small upland farms and localized school districts. The village of Hartwick serves as a primary hub, while scattered settlements like Snowdon, Oaksville, and Burlington anchor the surrounding hills. This 1943 field check captures the educational landscape of an earlier era, documenting numerous local schoolhouses including Whitehouse Sch, Potter Sch, and Texas Sch before the widespread consolidation of rural districts.

The terrain is marked by family-named heights such as Whelan Hill and Tunnicliff Hill, while the local genealogy is preserved in several small burial grounds like Robinson and Maple Cem. Infrastructure for travel across the ridge lines is noted at points like Summit Crossing and Perkins Crossing, providing a detailed look at the transition between the Butternut Creek valley to the west and the Oaks Creek drainage to the east.