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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 transition from dense agricultural orchard land to an organized rural grid. The landscape is dominated by the Thousand Acre Swamp at its center and the drainage patterns of Ninemile Creek flowing north toward the lake. A network of numbered schoolhouses, such as School No 10 and School No 5, reveals the decentralized educational structure of the era, serving local farming families long before modern consolidation.

Major transportation arteries like the Ridge Road State Highway and the New York State Highway intersect at growing villages like West Webster and Union Hill. Industrial activity is localized, evidenced by a Quarry near Penfield, while the eastern boundary is marked by the Monroe Co Wayne Co line. This survey, compiled in part from aerial photographs, provides an exact look at the property lines and rural crossroads of Penfield Center and Roseland as they appeared before mid-century suburban expansion.