Loading map...

2023 Map of Spencer

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Spencer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The village of Spencer serves as the focal point for this landscape in Tioga County, where the valley floor meets a series of high ridges carved by Catatonk Creek and its many tributaries. The area's early settlement pattern is visible through a high concentration of cemeteries, including the Baptist Society Cem and Evergreen Cem, which anchor the historical community identities of rural outposts like West Candor and Halsey Valley.

The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, with named hollows like Gay Hollow and Tyler Hollow cutting through the uplands. Water remains a central feature of the landscape, from the secluded Lake Diana and Empire Lake to the mineral-rich Sulphur Spring. These features, alongside small hamlet-like junctions at Straits Corners and Tyler Hollow, reveal a region that has maintained its classic Finger Lakes periphery character into the 21st century.