1943 Map of Treadwell

About this map

Treadwell and the surrounding highlands of Delaware County are defined by a network of steep-sided hollows and upland dairy country during the early 1940s. The settlement pattern follows the drainage of Ouleout Creek and Treadwell Creek, where hamlets like West Meredith and Leonta serve as local hubs. This survey, completed just as the Army Map Service was preparing for civil publication, records a high density of rural schoolhouses, including School No 11, School No 5, and several named for their specific hollows, such as Stoodley Hollow Sch. These one-room institutions, paired with landmarks like the Croton Union Cem, provide a precise record of the mid-century social geography in the towns of Franklin, Meredith, and Hamden. The terrain is marked by prominent heights like Jackson Hill and Waterman Peak, while the southern reaches descend toward the flats of Mundale along East Brook.