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1945 Map of Sherburne

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Sherburne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Sherburne and the Chenango River valley form the western focus of this mid-1940s survey, where the valley floor still shows the path of the Abandoned Chenango Canal. This transportation history is further etched into the landscape by the Sherburne Turnpike and the network of local ways like Granville Road and Knapp Road that connect high-elevation farmsteads. The terrain rises sharply from the river to peaks such as Hunts Mountain and Sugarloaf Mtn, separating the valley from the upland hamlets of Harrisville and Columbus.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense distribution of rural institutions across Madison and Chenango counties. Numerous rural schoolhouses, including School No 11 and School No 6, are documented alongside family and community burial grounds such as Tillotson Cem and East Hill Cem. The map provides a detailed view of the small-scale settlement patterns that defined central New York before the late-century consolidation of rural districts.