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1955 Map of Oneida

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

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The city of Oneida serves as a central hub in this mid-century landscape, positioned where the Oneida Lake Canal and Old Erie Canal State Park intersect with a complex web of transportation routes. To the west, Wampsville and Lenox Basin follow the historic canal alignment, while southern terrain rises toward West Stockbridge Hill. This area is defined by its transition from industrial canal-side settlements to the upland farms of Clockville and Merrillsville.

Evidence of local heritage is found in several burial grounds, including St Patricks Cem and the family-named Betsinger Cem. Notable infrastructure such as the Armory and various Radio Towers sit alongside more modern developments like the US Military Reservation (Stockbridge Test Site). The landscape also preserves remnants of former transit, with several dismantled railroad grades cutting across the hills and valleys near Oneida Castle.