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1943 Map of Oriskany Falls

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Oriskany Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The New York Ontario and Western railroad corridor shapes the industrial and transit landscape of this central New York region in the early 1940s. Centered on the village of Oriskany Falls and the borough of Waterville, the map details a settled agricultural valley defined by Oriskany Creek and the southern reaches of Ninemile Swamp. Family-named crossroads like Gibbons Corners and Conger Corners anchor a network of rural routes connecting historic hamlets such as Forge Hollow and Deansboro.

Genealogical researchers will find significant value in the documentation of several burial sites, including St Bernards Cem, O'Toole Cem, and Thistle Cem. The terrain is marked by prominent elevations like Grant Hill and Sanger Hill, where the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line skirts the valley floor near Sangerfield. The map reveals a mid-century community still tightly bound to its rail infrastructure and local school districts, such as School No 10.