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1945 Map of Sprout Brook

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

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Cherry Valley serves as a primary hub in this mid-century survey, where the Cherry Valley Turnpike cuts through the high ground of the Minden and Canajoharie regions. The landscape is defined by its rural education and burial sites, featuring numerous numbered schools like School No 13 and family-named resting places such as Coleman Cem and Mc Fee Cem. The map reveals a high concentration of small, named settlements including Salt Springville and Leesville, many of which developed around the local water system of Bowmans Creek and Snyder Creek.

The boundary lines between Montgomery, Otsego, and Schoharie counties converge here, marking a complex intersection of local jurisdictions. Significant transport infrastructure is visible, from the Delaware and Hudson Road to the winding Lime Kiln Road, illustrating how trade and travel routes were carved through the undulating terrain. To the south, Sharon Springs and Engleville anchor the lower portion of the quadrangle, connected to the north by the thoroughfare of Clinton Road.