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2016 Map of Tonawanda East

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Tonawanda East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Tonawanda Creek serves as a natural boundary between Erie and Niagara Counties, anchoring a landscape defined by suburban expansion and historical crossroads. The transition from the industrial heritage of North Tonawanda and Tonawanda in the southwest to the collegiate sprawl of the University At Buffalo highlights the region's evolving character. Residential clusters such as Wurlitzer Park Village and Willow Ridge Estates reveal the mid-century to modern growth patterns of the Buffalo-Niagara metropolitan area.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of memorial sites, including the expansive Acacia Park Cem, White Chapel Memorial Cem, and numerous smaller denominational plots like Saint Paul's Lutheran Cem. The rural reaches to the north and east preserve older settlement names like Pendleton Center and Wendelville, while Bull Creek and Sawyer Creek drain the low-lying terrain. Transport and aviation history is noted through local landmarks like Smith Airport and Picard Bridge.