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1945 Map of Richmondville

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Richmondville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Richmondville serves as the primary hub of this Schoharie County survey, with the Central School and local street grid defining the village center at the base of Brooker Hollow. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of numbered school districts, such as School No 10 and School No 12, which mark the rural social geography of the mid-1940s. These schools, paired with family-named landmarks like Zeh Corners and Gardnersville, reflect a settled upland farming economy where every few miles of road served a distinct neighborhood cluster.

Transport and topography are intertwined along the course of West Delaware and Hudson Creek, which threads through the valleys alongside the West Delaware Creek. In the northern reaches, Beekman Corners and Janesville sit near prominent cemeteries like Peoples Cem and the Beekman Cem, providing specific points of interest for genealogists tracing these Schoharie communities. The map also captures the route of Slate Hill Road, illustrating how early infrastructure followed the contours of the high ground between Seward and Sharon.