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1952 Map of Webster

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Webster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Webster and the surrounding townships of Webster and Penfield are shown in this 1952 revision, reflecting a period of post-war suburban transition in Monroe County. The landscape is defined by a rigorous grid of historic roads such as Ridge Road and Plank Road, which connected early agricultural hamlets. Significant natural features like the Thousand Acre Swamp and Irondequoit Creek break the rectilinear pattern of development, providing a window into the original drainage and topography of the Lake Ontario coastal plain.

Genealogical and local history details are numerous, including numbered rural institutions like School No. 3 and School No. 5, alongside community anchors such as the East Penfield Church and Holy Trinity School. The survey also marks small industry and public works, from the Quarry near the Penfield border to the Sewage Disposal plant. Hamlets like West Webster, Union Hill, and Roseland appear as they stood before modern commercial expansion reshaped these intersections.