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1986 Map of Jamestown

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Jamestown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Chautauqua Lake anchors this 1980s landscape, serving as a cultural and geographic center for the surrounding settlements. The famed Chautauqua Institution stands on its western shore, while the county seat of Mayville sits at its northern tip. To the southeast, the urban center of Jamestown is shown alongside industrial rail corridors like Conrail and the Norfolk and Western Railway. This planimetric study documents the region's transition from the developed Lake Erie shoreline at Dunkirk and North East to the interior highlands and agricultural valleys.

Inland, the map traces the winding paths of French Creek and Conewango Creek as they move toward the Pennsylvania border. Significant land use patterns are visible, including the State University Teachers College in Fredonia and numerous state game lands. Small hamlets and crossroads like Findley Lake, Sinclairville, and Panama are positioned among the hills, connected by a network of state highways and local roads that define the rural character of Chautauqua County during this era.