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2023 Map of West Valley

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of West Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

West Valley sits in a high valley carved by Buttermilk Creek, serving as a central point for a landscape defined by significant elevation changes and rural cemeteries. The area's genealogical history is well-preserved across numerous family and community burial grounds, including Mount Hope Cem, Saint Johns Cem, and Holland Cem. To the east, the settlement of Machias marks the edge of a plateau that drops into Bird Swamp and the headwaters of Ischua Creek.

The terrain is marked by distinctive named rises such as Bread Loaf Hill and Canada Hill, while deep drainage features like Gunbarrel Gulf and McKinstry Hollow reveal the complex hydrology of the Cattaraugus uplands. A dense network of local roads, such as Co Rd 20 and Co Rd 55, connects long-standing agricultural plots and small clusters of homes that have remained characteristic of this part of New York for generations.