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1962 Map of Pittsford

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Pittsford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The New York Central railroad corridor anchors the northern reach of this Hillsdale County survey, connecting the settlement of Pittsford to the wider Michigan rail network during the early 1960s. This agricultural and wooded landscape is defined by the headwaters of the St Joseph River, which flows through the Pittsford State Game Area and several smaller kettle lakes including Mallory Lake and Moon Lake.

Genealogists and local historians can find a wealth of community landmarks, from the Prattville Sch and South Pittsford Ch to family-named burial grounds like Leonardson Cem and Lane Cem. The map captures the small-town infrastructure of Prattville and Lickly Corners at a time when the rural landscape was meticulously documented by fence and field lines, alongside industrial traces like the Claypit near Prattville Drain.