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1947 Map of Sprout Brook

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Sprout Brook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Sharon Springs and Salt Springville anchor this 1940s landscape where the borders of Montgomery, Otsego, and Schoharie counties converge. The terrain is defined by the prominent Cherry Valley ridge, navigated by the historic Cherry Valley Turnpike and Clinton Road. This era reveals a densely settled rural network of one-room schoolhouses, including School No 13 and School No 9, serving isolated hamlets like Hessville and Marshville.

Local industry and genealogy are well-represented by the Lime Kiln near Leesville and several family-named burial grounds such as Flint Cem and Mc Fee Cem. The drainage of Bowmans Creek and Snyder Creek dictates the placement of early settlements and roads, while Engleville Pond marks the southern reach near Engleville. The map provides a detailed view of the regional geography before mid-century modernization altered these small agricultural and transit hubs.