1965 Map of Hornell

About this map

The Canisteo River valley serves as the industrial and transport corridor for this region in the mid-1960s, anchored by the city of Hornell. The Erie-Lackawanna railroad runs centrally through the valley, passing through North Hornell and past the Hornell Airport. To the west, the landscape is defined by the Almond Lake reservoir, a major flood control feature created by the damming of Canacadea Creek. The map documents a dense concentration of civic and religious institutions within the city, including several schools like the Columbian Sch and the Hornell Sr High Sch, alongside numerous cemeteries such as Hope Cem and Rural Cem. In the surrounding highlands, smaller settlements like Hartsville Center and Bishopville are connected by a network of rural routes traversing peaks like Bald Hill and Meeks Hill.