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2016 Map of Owasco

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Owasco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Owasco and Skaneateles Lake anchor this Central New York landscape, where the terrain rises between these two Finger Lakes. Small settlements like Niles, Mandana, and Austin are connected by a network of rural roads that follow the ridges and valleys carved by Dutch Hollow Brook. The area is characterized by its agricultural character and scattered historic burial sites, including the Owasco Rural Cem and the Humphrey Howland Burial near the southern shoreline.

Local history is reflected in specific landmarks like Globe Hotel Corners and the wetland environment of the Owasco Flats. Moving south toward Cascade and Southeast Owasco, the map reveals how the lakefront geography influenced the development of small communities such as Edgewater and Ashland. Points of interest along the water, from Birge Point to Indian Cove, suggest a long-standing relationship between the local population and the lakeshore.