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1943 Map of New Berlin South

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of New Berlin South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Unadilla River forms a natural corridor through this mid-century landscape, acting as the county line between Chenango and Otsego. Settlement is concentrated in the village of New Berlin at the junction of Wharton Creek and along the southeastern edge in Morris. The map reveals a highly decentralized rural community structured around local education and transportation hubs, including numerous schoolhouses like School No 3 and School No 4, and crossing points such as Sages Crossing and Davis Crossing.

Upland terrain like Shacktown Mountain and Harris Hill separates the river valleys, where dairy farming and agriculture likely supported the small hamlets of Church Corners and Filer Corners. Genealogists may find interest in the well-marked Scribner Cem and All Saints Chapel, which, alongside the Dimmick Hollow Sch, point to the established family networks that defined these townships during the early 1940s.