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1943 Map of West Lowville

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of West Lowville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

West Lowville and the surrounding rural townships of Harrisburg and Martinsburg appear here during the mid-1940s, revealing a landscape defined by an extensive network of district schools and scattered agricultural hamlets. The distribution of educational infrastructure is particularly striking, with numbered sites such as School No 16, School No 11, and School No 4 serving as the primary landmarks for these upland farm communities.

Waterways like Mill Creek, Stony Creek, and Negro Creek cut through the terrain, while small clusters like Windecker and Briggs Corner anchor the road intersections. Genealogists will find value in the precise locations of the Fairview Cem and Rural Cem, as well as the transition from the concentrated village of Lowville on the eastern edge to the open ridges of the Denmark township. The map reflects a period before significant rural consolidation, preserving the footprint of a decentralized community structure.