2013 Map of Van Hornesville

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Van Hornesville anchors this landscape in the northern foothills of the Catskills, where the headwaters of Otsquago Creek begin their descent toward the Mohawk Valley. The settlement pattern here is defined by small agricultural junctions and crossroads communities, including Newville, Starkville, and Wrights Corners. Family and community history is preserved across several rural burial grounds, such as Pumpkin Hook Cemetery and Garlock Cemetery, which are often situated near the creeks that dictated early land divisions. The terrain is marked by distinctive elevations like Firey Hill and Willse Hill, which separate the various drainage basins. A dense network of local routes, such as Johnnycake Road and Foley Hill Road, connects the numerous homesteads and agricultural operations like Walking Clover Farms, reflecting a landscape that remains deeply rooted in its 19th-century rural infrastructure.