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1955 Map of Homer

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Homer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Homer serves as the primary hub on this mid-century survey of Cortland County, where the grid of the village transitions into the fertile valleys carved by the West Branch Tioughnioga River. The landscape is defined by the steep rises of Mount Toppin and East Hill, framing a corridor of industry and transit. Transportation dominates the valley floor, with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad running parallel to the river through Little York and Preble.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of numerous family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including Atwater Cem and Gillett Cem. The northern portion of the map reveals a post-war recreational landscape around Upper Little York Lake and Lower Little York Lake, while the presence of a Drive-in Theater and the State Reforestation Area reflects the era's evolving land use from traditional farming toward managed forests and suburban entertainment.