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1943 Map of Otego

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Otego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Susquehanna River valley defines this mid-century landscape in Otsego and Delaware counties, anchored by the village of Otego. Following the river's path, the Delaware and Hudson railroad provides the primary industrial artery through the southern portion of the quadrangle. The surrounding hills are deeply carved by a network of drainage systems including Mill Creek, Otsdawa Creek, and Wheaton Creek.

Genealogists will find a high density of small family burial grounds and community landmarks scattered across the township boundaries of Morris, Laurens, and Butternuts. Locations like Burdick Cem, Flax Island Cem, and the Otego Ch serve as vital markers of rural settlement patterns from the 1940s. Upland hamlets such as Maple Grove, Cook Corners, and Otsdawa remain connected by a web of winding roads that follow the ridges of Baker Hill and Chamberlain Hill.