1943 Map of Jordan

About this map

Jordan and Elbridge serve as the primary hubs in this central New York landscape during the early 1940s, an era defined by a complex intersection of transportation systems. The Erie Canal, marked in segments as abandoned, runs parallel to the modern State Barge Canal and the New York Central RR, illustrating the industrial evolution of the Mohawk Valley corridor. To the north, the Seneca River winds through Jacks Reef, while the southern reaches are dominated by family-named landmarks like Science Hill and Ashbys Pinnacle. Genealogists will find significant detail in the rural landscape, including Maple Grove Cem and Mount Pleasant Cem, alongside several numbered schoolhouses like School No 5 and School No 11. The area near Skaneateles Junction Hart Lot (PO) and the Fish Hatchery south of Half Way provides a look at the local economy and community structure just before mid-century suburbanization began to alter these agricultural townships.