1952 Map of Webster

About this map

Webster and Penfield anchor this 1952 revision, illustrating a landscape of established orchards and growing residential corridors just east of the Rochester area. The map highlights the dominance of the New York Central railroad corridor and the significant natural footprint of the Thousand Acre Swamp, which separates the northern and southern settlements. Local history is deeply embedded in the rural infrastructure, from School No 5 to the industrial Quarry near the Penfield border. Genealogists will find value in the clearly marked Oakwood Cem and Smith Cem, while the inclusion of the Webster Beach County Park on the northern shoreline demonstrates the era's emerging focus on public recreation alongside traditional farming and transport routes like Ridge Road.