1945 Map of Jordanville

About this map

Holy Trinity Monastery sits as a prominent landmark in this mid-1940s landscape, positioned just north of the village of Jordanville. This region of New York is defined by a series of high ridges and hills, including Shoemaker Hill and Rock Hill, which separate the drainage of Fulmer Creek from the southern lowlands around Mud Lake. The map reveals a dense network of local schools and family-named cemeteries that speak to the established rural communities of German Flatts, Warren, and Columbia. Researchers will find significant genealogical detail in the numerous burial grounds such as Paine Cem, Piper Cem, and Heath Cem, which are scattered along the winding upland roads like Oregon Road and Johnnycake Street Road. Small hamlets like Edicks, Paines Hollow, and Crains Corners serve as anchor points across this agricultural and monastic terrain.