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2023 Map of Knowlesville

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Knowlesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Erie Canal cuts through the northern landscape of Orleans County, defining the early commercial corridor for settlements like Knowlesville and Eagle Harbor Station. This modern survey illustrates the enduring agricultural and rural character of the region, where family and community heritage is preserved in numerous small burial grounds such as Maple Ridge Cem, Swart Culver Cem, and Fletcher Chapel Cem. The transport network relies on historic routes like Telegraph Rd, which parallels the canal, and Portage Rd, connecting the scattered hamlets.

Water management is central to the area's geography, from the southern expanse of the Oak Orchard Swamp to the Albion Reservoir Number Two. Several small private airfields, including Knowlesville Airport and Zelazny Airport, are dotted across the fields between Millville and East Shelby. This record of the New York countryside captures the intersection of historical transit routes and the persistent natural drainage patterns of the Fish Creek and Oak Orchard Creek basins.