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1956 Map of Mexico

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Mexico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

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The Little Salmon River meanders across this mid-century landscape, anchoring the village of Mexico and several smaller rural hamlets. This topographic study reflects an era of agrarian stability and early industrial transition in Oswego County, where the New York Central Line railroad cuts through the terrain near Maple View and Parish. The map reveals a dense network of local history, marking numerous ancestral resting places such as the Mexico Primitive Cem, St Annes Cem, and the Quaker Cem.

Evidence of the local economy is scattered throughout the countryside, from the Gravel Pits near Prattham to the Red Mill and Grays Millpond further south. Longstanding family landmarks and rural intersections like Lambs Corners, Deweys Corners, and Graftons Square provide precise geographic markers for genealogists tracing 19th and 20th-century residents. The presence of Schoolhouse Road and various pumping stations further documents the infrastructure of these upstate communities before major modernization.