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1965 Map of Wellsville South

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Wellsville South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Genesee River carves a deep valley through the southern tier of Allegany County, anchoring a landscape defined by its mid-century energy production and transit corridors. The expansive Oil Field dominates the eastern ridges near Stannards and Hanover Hill, with numerous gas wells and metering stations illustrating the region's industrial footprint. The northern edge of the map features the village of Wellsville, where the Erie-Lackawanna railroad runs parallel to the river and Island Park.

Rural life is preserved through a network of family-named roads like Niles Hill Road and Meservey Hill Road, leading to hilltop cemeteries such as Johnson Cem and Sacred Heart Cem. The terrain rises sharply toward Alma Hill in the west, while the southern boundary at the New York Pennsylvania state line marks the quiet hamlets of Shongo and Willing. The presence of the Wellsville Muni Airport Tarantine Field and several radio facilities reflects the infrastructure modernization occurring in this upland valley by the 1960s.