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1942 Map of Springwater

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Springwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Hemlock Lake and Canadice Lake dominate this 1942 landscape, where steep ridgelines separate the deep glacial basins of the Finger Lakes region. At the southern terminus of the Hemlock basin, the settlement of Springwater serves as a local hub, situated where Springwater Creek flows through the valley floor. The map documents an intensive rural school system during the early war years, with locations ranging from School No 1 in the north to School No 21 near the southern border.

Upland plateaus are marked by scattered hamlets like Tabor Corners and West Canadice Corners, connected by a network of winding roads such as Wheaton Hill Road and Dutch Hollow Road. For those tracing family history, the map precisely identifies local burial grounds including Evergreen Cem and Mt Vernon Cem, alongside the path of the Erie RR as it cuts across the southwestern corner of the quadrangle.