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1954 Map of Russell

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Russell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Warren State Hospital and its extensive Farm Colony anchor the southern reaches of this landscape along the Conewango Creek valley. In the mid-1950s, the area reflects a deeply established agricultural and institutional character, where the valley floor serves as a major transportation corridor for the New York Central Railroad. The uplands are defined by family-named landmarks and small rural crossroads such as Lander, Putnamville, and Marshtown Corners.

A notable geographic transition occurs at the New York Pennsylvania state line, where the terrain shifts toward the heights of Yankee Bush Hill and Dutch Hill. The map meticulously records the era's local community infrastructure, from the Jenkins Chapel and Conewango Country Club to numerous small burial grounds like Marshtown Cem and Fairbanks Corners Cem, which provide essential points of reference for genealogical research in Warren County.