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1943 Map of Wolcott

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Wolcott sits at the heart of this Wayne County landscape, where the confluence of Wolcott Creek and numerous rural roads defines the local commerce of the early 1940s. The region is marked by a dense network of small hamlets and family-named intersections such as Lockwood Corners, Stewart Corners, and Maunders Corners, illustrating the decentralized nature of agricultural life during this era.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the numerous burial grounds documented, including Glen Side Cem, Lovejoy Cem, and the Butler Savannah Cem near the southern boundary. Industrial traces like the Rice Mill and social centers such as School No 10 and Sunnyside Church are clearly marked. The topography, surveyed by the Tennessee Valley Authority for the War Department, reveals a landscape of drumlins and drainages like Mudge Creek and Sodus Creek, with orchards and woodlands interspersed among the farmsteads of Butler Center and South Butler.