1955 Map of Mc Graw

About this map

The village of McGraw and the neighboring hamlets of Solon and Freetown Corners anchor this 1955 mid-century study of central New York. The landscape is defined by the steep valleys of the Tioughnioga River and Trout Brook, where the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad tracks follow the water-level routes to connect local industry. For genealogists, the map meticulously records the locations of the McGrawville Rural Cem, Maplewood Cem, and Turner Cem, alongside family-named landmarks like Underwood Hill and Snyder Hill. Large swaths of the terrain are designated as State Reforestation Area, indicating the transition of former marginal farmland back to managed forest. Small milling centers such as Maybury Mills and Blodgett Mills reflect the area's agricultural processing history along the riverbanks.