1954 Map of Perrysburg

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The boundary between Chautauqua County and Cattaraugus County defines this mid-century rural landscape, where the Erie RR cuts through the uplands. Settlement patterns here are tied to the drainage of Silver Creek in the north and the North Branch Conewango Creek toward the south. Small, numbered school districts like School No 8 and School No 4 remain central landmarks in agricultural hamlets such as Nashville and Balltown. Significant local institutions include the Memorial Hospital near the town of Perrysburg, while the Silver Creek Reservoir and East Mud Lake provide the primary water features in this dissected plateau. The presence of several community burial grounds, including the Perrysburg Cem and Cottage Cem, offers valuable points of reference for genealogists studying the families of the Hanover and Dayton townships during the early 1950s.