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1934 Map of Webster

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Webster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Webster and the surrounding townships of Monroe County are depicted here in the early 1930s, showing a landscape defined by its agricultural foundations and expanding transportation network. The New York Central Railroad cuts a straight path through the northern half of the sheet, connecting Union Hill and Webster to the broader regional economy. This era reveals a densely organized rural community, where the local social structure is still anchored by numbered school districts such as School No 10 and School No 5, and small settlements like Penfield Center and Roseland.

The southern portion of the map is dominated by the sprawling Thousand Acre Swamp and the winding course of Irondequoit Creek, which flows near the village of Penfield. A local Quarry and a network of family-named thoroughfares like Shoemaker Road and Qualtrough Road suggest a landscape of active small-scale industry and established homesteads before the mid-century suburban expansion reached this part of New York.