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1953 Map of Savona

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Savona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Savona village serves as the central hub of this mid-century landscape, where the Cohocton River valley facilitates a dense transportation corridor. The village is uniquely positioned at the junction of two major rail lines, the Erie RR and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR, reflecting its importance as a regional transit point during the post-war era. This confluence of rail and water is flanked by steep terrain, including Brown Hill and Oak Hill, which constrain the settlement patterns to the fertile valleys.

Rural life in the surrounding townships is anchored by several historic gathering places, such as Mt Washington Ch and the small hamlets of Sonora and South Bradford. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating small family or community burial grounds like Seamans Cem and Mt Washington Cem. A series of small upland water bodies, including Sanford Lake and Van Keuren Lake, define the higher elevations of the Mud Creek drainage, suggesting a landscape of both agricultural utility and natural drainage.