2010 Map of Montour Falls

About this map

Watkins Glen and the village of Montour Falls anchor this landscape at the southern tip of the Finger Lakes region. The terrain is defined by deep north-south valleys, where Catharine Creek and its tributaries have carved significant features into the local topography, including Shequaga Falls and Aunt Sarahs Falls. This survey documents a rural and village network connected by local routes like Rock Cabin Rd and Frost Hill Rd, serving a series of small, long-established settlements such as Odessa, Millport, and Catharine. For the genealogist and local historian, the map identifies numerous family and community burial grounds, from the Laurel Hill Cemetery in the northeast to the Parsons Cemetery near the southern border. The transition between the high ground of Crandall Mountain and the deep hollows like Mitchell Hollow illustrates the drainage patterns that shaped early development in Schuyler and Chemung Counties.