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2010 Map of Stephentown Center

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Stephentown Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Black River and Kinderhook Creek define the drainage of this Rensselaer County landscape, where small hamlets are connected by a network of winding roads like Brainard Rd and S Stephentown Rd. Settled pockets including Dunham Hollow, West Stephentown, and Stephentown Center are dispersed among a series of named peaks such as Johnson Hill, Pomeroy Hill, and Turner Mountain. These hillsides harbor deep local history, preserved in sites like Hillside Cemetery and Presbyterian Hill Cemetery.

Conservation and recreation are prominent in the northern reaches, marked by the presence of Cherry Plain State Park and the Seven Hill Firetower. The hydrology of the area is characterized by several high-elevation water bodies, including Black River Pond, Stone Bridge Pond, and Taplin Pond, which feed the various brooks and creeks that cut through the terrain. The map records the contemporary footprint of these long-established agricultural and residential communities near the Massachusetts border.