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1952 Map of Spencerport

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Spencerport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Spencerport stands as the central hub of this Monroe County landscape, showing its post-war growth alongside the enduring path of the Erie Canal. This 1952 survey, updated with 1969 aerial data, captures the community just as suburban expansion began to overlay the traditional orchard and farm grids of western New York. To the west, the hamlet of Adams Basin marks a distinct canal-side settlement, while the Penn Central rail line cuts a diagonal path through the southern half of the quadrangle.

The map reveals a dense network of local institutions and rural landmarks, from Roberts Wesleyan College in the south to smaller clusters like Parma Corners and Catfield. Educational and civic history is preserved through labels for School No 2 and School No 8, alongside the Maple Grove Cem. Significant natural drainage features, including Salmon Creek and Northrup Creek, define the terrain between elevated points like Woodchuck Hill and Science Hill.