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1897 Map of Olcott

Name: 1897 Topographic Map of Olcott
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1897
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1897

About this map

Lakeside agriculture and rail commerce define this late 19th-century landscape along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The Olcott L.H. stands as a vital navigational beacon at the mouth of Eighteenmile Creek, where the village of Olcott serves as a northern hub. Moving inland, the map captures the organized rural development of Somerset, Newfane, and Hartland, characterized by a grid of farm roads and small crossroads settlements.

The Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg R.R. bisects the region, providing essential transport for local produce through depots like Appleton, Newfane Sta., and Barker. This infrastructure highlights the era's transition from purely water-based transport to a integrated rail-and-river economy. Genealogists will find interest in localized place names such as Coomer Sta. and West Somerset, alongside numerous unnamed farmsteads and orchards that dotted this fertile Niagara County territory before modern suburban expansion.