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2019 Map of Knapp Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Allegheny River corridor serves as the primary axis for development and transport through this New York landscape, connecting the village of Allegany with the communities of Vandalia and South Vandalia. The terrain rises sharply away from the river valley into a network of steep hollows and ridges, where small interior settlements like Chipmunk and Harrisburg are reached via winding roads such as Chipmunk Rd and Flatstone Rd.

Evidence of the area's rural social history is found at the Saint Patricks Cem near Nichols Run, while the southern reaches of the map show the borderlands near the Pennsylvania line at Knapp Creek. Numerous watercourses, including Birch Run, Tenmile Cr, and Ninemile Cr, drain the high ground around Mt Moriah, illustrating the complex drainage patterns that have historically shaped the placement of farmsteads and transport routes in Cattaraugus County.