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1952 Map of Rochester

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Rochester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Rochester serves as the focal point of this early 1950s survey, situated at the confluence of the Clinton River and Paint Creek. The landscape reveals a post-war transition, where the density of the Rochester town site gives way to the scattered rural schoolhouses of Avon and Oakland townships. Numerous educational landmarks, including Hamlin Sch and Snell Sch, are documented alongside several sites already marked as out-of-use, such as Brewster Sch (Abandoned) and Bigler Sch (Abandoned).

Infrastructure like the New York Central railroad and a grid of rural routes like Silver Bell Road and Walton Blvd delineate the path of suburban expansion toward Auburn Heights. The presence of The Haven Sanitarium and Bald Mountain Golf Club suggests the area's mid-century role as a retreat from the industrial centers to the south, while the Mt Avon Cemetery and Oakland Cem provide essential anchor points for genealogical research in these developing communities.