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2019 Map of Oswego West

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Oswego West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The western edges of Oswego and the lakeside campus of SUNY Oswego define the shoreline of Lake Ontario in this contemporary survey. Along the riverfront, the Oswego County Courthouse and the nearby Fort Ontario Post Cem anchor the historic street grid of the city's west side. Further inland, the landscape transitions to the rolling hills and creek valleys of rural Oswego County, where small crossroads settlements such as Fruit Valley, Southwest Oswego, and Furniss remain identifiable markers of the regional community.

Water plays a central role in the geography, with Rice Cr, Snake Cr, and Eightmile Cr draining toward the lake through a series of drumlin-like hills including Bunker Hill and Cornish Hill. For genealogists and local researchers, several burial grounds are documented, including the Town of Oswego Rural Cem, Rice Cem, and the Old Irish Cem. These features, alongside the network of named roads like Gray Rd, provide a precise record of modern land use and historical preservation in the area.