2019 Map of Van Hornesville

About this map

Van Hornesville and Starkville anchor this survey of the upland drainage divide where the headwaters of Otsquago Cr and Ohisa Cr originate. The settlement pattern reflects a deeply rooted rural landscape, where scattered hamlets like Newville and Smith Corners are connected by a network of county roads winding through significant elevations like Firey Hill and Willse Hill. For family historians, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites, including the Van Hornesville Cem, Pumpkin Hook Cem, and Hawn Cem. The terrain is defined by the sharp descents of Nowadaga Creek as it flows north toward the Mohawk valley. This 2019 edition maintains the record of these long-standing rural communities as they exist today along the boundaries of Herkimer, Montgomery, and Otsego counties.