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1900 Map of Schoharie

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Schoharie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Schoharie Creek dominates this turn-of-the-century landscape, carving a deep valley through the northern Catskill foothills. The village of Schoharie and nearby Middleburg serve as the primary hubs, connected by the Middleburg and Schoharie Valley RR. Further north, the Delaware and Hudson railroad tracks the course of Cobleskill Creek, passing through industrial and agricultural centers like Howes Cave and Cobleskill.

The map reveals a dense network of upland settlements and family-named locales, from Grosvenor Corners to Huntersland. Dramatic topographical features such as Vroomans Nose and Petersburg Mt rise sharply above the valley floor, while southern reaches include the cascades of Boucks Falls. The survey highlights a period when the river-and-rail economy was at its peak, before modern highways altered the rural character of towns like Central Bridge and Breakabeen.