1945 Map of Roxbury

About this map

The East Branch Delaware River carves through the Catskills in this 1940s landscape, dictating the development of the river-valley communities of Roxbury and Hubbell Corners. This era reveals a high-relief terrain where life is organized around the narrow valleys and the Central New York rail line that follows the water's edge. Upland settlements like Moffit Settlement, More Settlement, and West Settlement suggest a history of high-altitude farming and isolated family clusters connected by winding mountain roads. Landmarks such as Township Ch and Yellow Ch provide points of interest for genealogists tracing local parishes. The map highlights the dominance of the Moresville Range and Irish Mountain, which hem in the settlements and define the limits of the Township Valley.