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2019 Map of Marcellus

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Ninemile Creek carves a deep valley through the center of this Onondaga County landscape, connecting the northern village of Marcellus to the head of Otisco Lake in the south. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent rises including Baker Hill, Bishop Hill, and Rose Hill, which dictated the layout of historical transport routes like the W Seneca Tpke and Cherry Valley Tpke.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across the township, from the centrally located Burns Cem and Burtis Cem to the outlying Fellows Cem near Cedarvale and Pine Ridge Cem by Navarino. Small historic settlement clusters such as Marietta, Clintonville, and Shamrock are documented alongside natural water features like Rockwell Springs and the southern marshlands of The Narrows. The map illustrates the persistent rural character of the region, where narrow brooks like Van Benthuysen Brook and Amber Brook feed into the larger glacial lake system.