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1905 Map of Jamestown

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Jamestown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Jamestown stands as the primary urban center in this early 1900s survey, situated where Moon Creek and Levant Creek meet the winding Cassadaga Creek. The city's industrial footprint is defined by a dense street grid and significant rail infrastructure, including the Erie R.R. and the Pittsburg and Chautauqua Line. Beyond the city limits, the landscape transitions into a network of small agricultural and milling hamlets like Falconer, Frewsburg, and Ellington.

A notable engineering feature is the State Drainage Ditch running through the Conewango flats, an indication of early land reclamation efforts in the river valley. Genealogists can trace early twentieth-century settlement patterns through established post offices like Conewango P.O. and smaller communities such as Poland Center and Fentonville near the New York Pennsylvania Boundary Line. The map also illustrates the varied terrain of the region, from the flat bottomlands of Conewango Creek to the ridgelines of South Valley.