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1943 Map of Summit

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Summit stands as the central hub of this Schoharie County landscape, situated amidst a high-elevation plateau marked by a network of hollows and small glacial ponds. During the mid-1940s, this region maintained a remarkably decentralized rural character, evidenced by the high density of numbered schoolhouses such as School No 7 and School No 11 scattered across the township boundaries of Richmondville, Summit, and Fulton. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, with The Cobble and Burnt Hill rising above narrow valleys like Wharton Hollow and Beards Hollow.

Water features are prominent throughout the area, including Summit Lake, Bear Gulch Pond, and Rossman Pond. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of localized landmarks and burial sites, including the Fairland Ch and Rossman Cem. The map captures a moment before modern consolidation, where small hamlets like Eminence and East Jefferson served as the primary social anchors for the surrounding farming families.