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1955 Map of Mc Graw

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Mc Graw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

McGraw and Blodgett Mills anchor this mid-century portrait of Cortland County, where the valley of the Tioughnioga River meets the rising terrain of Hicks Hill and Case Hill. The landscape is defined by its agricultural and forestry heritage, with large tracts dedicated to the Taylor Valley State Forest and Hoxie Gorge State Forest. A former transportation corridor is visible through the Railroad Grade that follows Trout Brook eastward from McGraw through Maybury Mills toward Solon.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites including the McGrawville Rural Cem and smaller country yards like Atwood Cem and Turner Cem. The network of rural roads, such as Old Telephone Road and Maybury Road, connects these scattered settlements and historic points like Freetown Corners and the Baker School, illustrating the late 19th-century settlement patterns that persisted into the post-war era.