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1934 Map of Rush

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Rush
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Honeoye Creek snakes across the northern landscape, joining the Genesee River at a critical rail junction during the mid-1930s. This territory is defined by its heavy infrastructure, where the Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Lehigh Valley Railroad converge near the settlement of Golah. These transit corridors shaped the local economy, connecting smaller hamlets like Gannett and West Rush to the regional centers of Rochester and Genesee.

South of the main Rush settlement, the map reveals a rural landscape organized around namesake roads and small community hubs like Five Points. Educational history is grounded at School No 6, while family names are etched into the terrain via Ryder Hill and Kavanaugh Road. The detailed topography by H.F. Ewing reflects the area's agricultural character just before mid-century modern developments altered the fringes of these traditional crossroads.