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1971 Map of Sheldrake

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Sheldrake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The eastern and western shores of Cayuga Lake meet on this 1971 survey, showing a landscape defined by steep lakeside gullies and upland agricultural plateaus. On the eastern shore, the village of Aurora is a primary anchor, notable for the lakefront campus of Wells College. This side of the lake follows a series of sharp ravines such as Beard Gully and Carter Gully, with rural crossroads like Jump Corners and Chapel Corners distributed across the high ground of Ledyard and Genoa.

Opposite the water, the Ovid and Covert shorelines feature recreation and transit history. The Lehigh Valley line skirts the northern edge, while a Railroad Grade is visible further south near Kidders and Sheldrake. Local genealogy is well-represented through family-named landmarks and small burial grounds including Quaker Cem and Lakeview Cem, alongside numerous named points like Franklin Pt and Cats Elbow Pt that vary the jagged shoreline.