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1943 Map of Treadwell

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Treadwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The hills and hollows of Delaware County are defined by a complex network of small rural school districts and family-named landmarks. The settlement of Treadwell serves as a central hub, situated along the valley floor where Treadwell Creek meets Roaring Brook. The geography is fragmented by prominent ridges such as Waterman Peak and Jackson Hill, which separate the various brook valleys.

This 1943 survey, updated with 1980s aerial data, reveals a high density of educational and religious sites that anchored these upland communities, including School No 11 and the Croton Union Cem. The prevalence of named hollows like Poverty Hollow, Bennett Hollow, and Stoodley Hollow suggests a landscape deeply tied to the specific drainages where local families established homesteads and small-scale agriculture throughout the town boundaries of Franklin, Meredith, and Hamden.