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1943 Map of Phelps

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Phelps and Clifton Springs serve as the primary hubs in this Ontario County landscape during the early 1940s. The region is defined by a dense network of transit and agriculture, where the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, and New York Central Railroad intersect at locations like Phelps Junc. The rural character of the era is preserved through numerous numbered schoolhouses, such as School No 11 and School No 21, and a series of family-named crossroads including Warner Corners and Pierson Corners.

Water plays a critical role in the geography, with the Canandaigua Outlet and Flint Creek meandering through the terrain. The presence of the State Agricultural Exp Sta near Geneva highlights the area's importance to New York's farming research. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local burial grounds like Pinewood Cem, Westfall Cem, and Butcher Cem, which anchor the smaller hamlets of Seneca Castle and Oaks Corners.