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1943 Map of Lee Center

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Lee Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Lee Center serves as a primary hub in this central Oneida County landscape, where the rural economy was defined by the winding waters of Fish Creek and the East Branch Fish Creek. The mapping reveals a dense network of nineteenth-century infrastructure, including fourteen distinct schoolhouses such as School No 1 and School No 17 that anchored local neighborhoods. In the southern reaches, the New York Central Railroad cuts across the wetlands of Huckleberry Swamp near Humaston, signaling the region's connection to broader commerce.

Industrial history is etched into the terrain with labels like Sash Factory Creek and an old Furnace near Taberg, reflecting the early processing of local timber and minerals. Small family and community burials are scattered across the township, including Smith Cem and Eames Cem, providing essential markers for genealogical research. The transition from the rugged northern hills to the more settled valleys around West Lee and Coonrod highlights a community still deeply tied to its geography in the mid-1940s.