2019 Map of Westford

About this map

Cherry Valley Creek winds through the heart of this Otsego County landscape, connecting the clustered hamlets of Middlefield and Roseboom. The area is defined by a series of north-south valleys and prominent ridges like Darling Hill, where agricultural patterns and rural road networks have persisted for generations. In the eastern portion of the quadrangle, the village of Westford serves as a local hub near the headwaters of Elk Creek. This 2019 survey documents a landscape of scattered rural settlements and significant genealogical sites, including the Westford Congregational Church Cemetery and Draper Hill Cemetery. Small watercourses like O'Connell Brook and Shellrock Creek feed into the larger valley systems, illustrating the drainage patterns that shaped early settlement in these uplands. From Lentsville in the northwest to Maple Valley in the southeast, the map traces the enduring rural character of central New York.