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1899 Map of Westfield

Name: 1899 Topographic Map of Westfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

The southern shoreline of Lake Erie defines the character of this 1898 survey, where the heavy industrial transit of the late nineteenth century meets the agricultural landscape of Chautauqua County. Three major rail lines, including the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern R. R. and the New York Chicago and St. Louis R. R., parallel the coast, connecting the lakeside village of Barcelona and the inland hub of Westfield.

Further south, the terrain rises toward the Chautauqua Lake watershed, where the Pennsylvania R. R. cuts through the hills near Mayville and Prospect Sta.. The map reveals a network of small upland settlements like Volusia and Lombard that supported the region's rural economy. The deep incision of Chautauqua Creek serves as a prominent natural landmark, carving a path from the ridge down to the lake near the Westfield town center.