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1943 Map of Mallory

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The New York Ontario and Western railroad corridor anchors this mid-century survey of Oswego County, tracing the northern edge of the Big Bay Swamp and Toad Harbor Swamp. This low-lying drainage area, situated just north of Oneida Lake, defined the settlement patterns of the era, forcing villages and farmsteads toward higher ground like Whig Hill and The Pinnacle. The map reveals a densely organized rural school system, with numbered districts such as School No 11 near Mallory and School No 8 serving the surrounding agricultural landscape.

Local history is preserved in the names of ethnic and family clusters, including Little France and the Dutch Settlement. The infrastructure of the period is centered on West Monroe Station, a vital transit point for the communities of West Monroe and Constantia. Numerous small cemeteries, such as the West Monroe Cem and Ingersoll Cem, provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the early residents of these upstate New York townships.