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1918 Map of Hornell

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Hornell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

Hornell serves as the industrial and transportation nexus of this 1918 New York study, where the Erie RR and the Pittsburgh Shawmut and Northern RR converge along the Canisteo River. The city is surrounded by a complex network of upland farming communities and rural school districts, including the Loon Lake School and Swamp School, illustrating the density of early 20th-century rural education.

The landscape is defined by its dramatic relief, from the lowlands of Spaulding Swamp to the high points of Cream Hill and Pennsylvania Hill. Settlement patterns follow the winding path of waterways like Canaseraga Creek and Big Creek, connecting older hamlets such as Haskinville and South Dansville. This survey provides a meticulous record of the region's agricultural and railway heritage before the expansion of modern highways altered these historic corridors.