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2016 Map of West Winfield

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of West Winfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

West Winfield and the surrounding borderlands of Oneida, Herkimer, and Otsego counties reveal a landscape defined by headwater streams and late-twentieth-century rural development. The Unadilla River and its west branch carve through the southern portion of the area, while the Sauquoit Valley marks the northern reaches. This terrain is dotted with small hamlets and significant burial grounds, including the Jerusalem Hill Cem and Meeting House Green Cem, which offer clear points of interest for genealogical research in this corridor of central New York.

The topography transitions from the high elevations of Jerusalem Hill and Dry Hill down to the broad Bridgewater Flats. Settlements like Clayville and North Bridgewater are linked by a network of established roads such as Old State Rte 8, tracing old routes between the valley bottoms and upland farms. The map also documents several deep geological cuts, notably Beckus Gulf and Holcomb Gulf, which interrupt the plateau-like hills east of Cedar Lake.