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2019 Map of Kinderhook

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Kinderhook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Kinderhook and Valatie serve as the primary hubs in this Hudson Valley landscape where the border of Rensselaer Co and Columbia Co meets. The topography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the Kinderhook Creek, the Valatie Kill, and Stuyvesant Brook, which historically supported the region's industrial and agricultural development. Kinderhook Lake dominates the central-east portion of the map, surrounded by the communities of Niverville and Valatie Colony.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the various burial sites scattered throughout the townships, such as Prospect Hill Cem and Woodlawn Cem near Valatie, as well as Kinderhook Cem and North Chatham Cem. The settlement pattern follows older routes like Co RD 21 and Schodack Landing RD, connecting smaller hamlets like Muitzes Kill and Sunnyside to the larger villages, reflecting the area's long-standing colonial and post-revolutionary heritage.