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1972 Map of Portageville

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Portageville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Genesee River carves a dramatic path through the landscape of the Letchworth State Park area in the early 1970s. This survey captures the river's winding course as it flows past Portage and Portageville, crossing the boundary between Wyoming and Livingston counties. The river valley is punctuated by several falls and the Erie-Lackawanna rail line, which skirts the eastern ridges above the water.

Settlement patterns reveal a network of rural crossroads and farming communities like East Koy, Mills Mills, and Lamont, connected by a grid of family-named thoroughfares such as Murphy Road and Stilson Road. Local genealogy is well-documented through several designated burial sites, including the Assumption Cem and the Pennycook Cem. The map provides a clear picture of the region's agricultural and parkland character before modern developments changed the local infrastructure.