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1961 Map of Portville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Portville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Allegheny River and Oswayo River converge in this river-valley landscape at the border of New York and Pennsylvania. In the early 1960s, the village of Portville served as a central hub, supported by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the primary Pennsylvania Road corridor. Smaller residential clusters and crossroads such as Lake View Terrace, Westons Mills, and Toll Gate Corner illustrate the post-war settlement pattern of Cattaraugus County.

Industrial activity is evident through numerous Gravel Pits and clusters of Oil Wells concentrated in the southeastern hills of Genesee. The map traces various named drainage systems like Haskell Creek and Dodge Creek as they cut through the high ridges of Portville Ridge and Typnahda Mountain. For genealogists, the locations of Chestnut Hill Cem, Portville Cem, and West Genesee Cem provide vital links to the area's local history.