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1904 Map of Richmondville

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Richmondville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

Richmondville serves as a central hub in this early twentieth-century survey of Schoharie County, situated along the Susquehanna Division of the Delaware and Hudson RR. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Charlotte River and Schenevus Creek, where small agricultural and mill settlements such as Lutheranville and Charlotteville are connected by a network of winding valley roads. The arrival of the railroad shaped the growth of these communities, particularly at the Cherry Valley Branch junction.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family-named crossroads and hamlets, from Baird Corners to Beards Hollow. The northern reaches of the map show the transition from the rail-centered valley floor up to high-elevation features like Summit Lake and Bear Swamp Pond. This survey preserves the exact footprint of dozens of rural settlements, including Eminence and Proper, before modern infrastructure altered the local geography.