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1943 Map of Sharon Springs

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Sharon Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Sharon Springs serves as the focal point of this mid-century landscape, positioned along the edge of the Sharon plateau near the border of Montgomery and Schoharie Counties. The area is characterized by a dense network of local schools and family-named cemeteries, including Flanders Cem and Olmstead Cem, indicating a long-established rural community fabric. The terrain is defined by the headwaters of Canajoharie Creek and Flat Creek, which carve through the uplands near Mapletown (Blaine) and Ames.

Regional travel during this era followed the historic Cherry Valley Turnpike, which passes through Sharon Center. The map captures the agricultural and residential layout of smaller settlements like Argusville and Marshville before significant late-century development. Notable landmarks such as the Dutch Reformed Ch and various numbered schoolhouses, like School No 12, provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the physical evolution of Schoharie County.