MAPS - TOWN OF WARWICK, NEW YORK
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Most of these historical maps are also contained in our Warwick Heritage Digital Collection, as another point of access; that repository contains additional maps that are not presented here.
HISTORICAL MAPS (By date)
Date |
Description |
1700's |
Wawayanda Patent, Early Precincts, and other land grants. Courtesy of the Rockland County Historical Society |
1700's |
Early Land Grants as surveyed by Simeon Dewitt from History of Orange County by Ruttenber & Clark |
1775-1783 |
Revolutionary War |
1802 |
Section of Map of New York State by Simeon Dewitt Courtesy of the Library of Congress |
1805 |
Village of Warwick by B. Fromm Recreated from the memoirs of Henry Pelton by B. Fromm |
1805 |
Warwick Valley by Elizabeth C. Van Duzer Recreated from the memoirs of Henry Pelton by Elizabeth C. Van Duzer |
1805 |
Map of land patents from original surveys (Newburgh to eastern portion of Warwick) by Simeon Dewitt from the Library of Congress. Outline of original parcels surveyed and names or first owners. |
1810-1830 |
Map of the Jersey Gore by Seth Marvin (Greenwood Lake area) Likely drawn between 1803 and 1830, based on dates noted & life span of some of the owner names. Copy done at unspecified time; this copy from map in the collection of the Orange County Clerk's Office. This map reflects land ownership as a result of a March 28, 1800 act of the NYS Legislature, granting land to those settled on the Gore; each to have not more than 400 acres, nor less than 100, upon payment of 25 cents per acre into the State Treasury. Samuel Ketchum's lot became the subject of a succession of lawsuits, between the Townsends and the Sayres, in the 1840s. |
1824 | Map of the Drowned Lands drawn for Alexander MacGregor circa 1824. Owner names. Trying to sell it as "hemp lands". Map and documents relating to his activities here can be found here: https://albertwisner-montage.auto-graphics.com/#/item-details/entities_4843 |
1829 |
Warwick portion of the Atlas of New York State by David H. Burr Courtesy of the David Rumsey Collection |
1831 |
Geology of the Town of Warwick by Dr. James Young and Dr. J. Heron (published as part of "A sketch of the Mineralogy and Geology of the Counties of of Orange (NY) and Sussex (NJ)" by Charles U. Shepard. In The American Journal of Science v. 21, 1832, p 321-22 insert. |
1840 |
Town of Warwick showing boundaries of early land grants and the Jersey Gore lots from the map of Orange and Rockland counties in An Atlas of the State of New York by David H. Burr. |
1848 |
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1850 |
Town of Warwick with property owner names by J. C. Sidney (Library of Congress) Visit the Library of Congress link if you wish to have a more "zoomable" map. |
1850 |
Sugar Loaf Valley from Map of Orange County by, J. C. Sidney (Library of Congress) |
1859 |
Town of Warwick & Sugar Loaf from Map of Orange & Rockland Counties by Frank F. French (NYPL) o Warwick Town West (incl. Pine Island & Amity)
Hamlet & Village areas: o Bellvale |
1863 |
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1871 | Drowned Lands of the Wallkill and Its Branches |
1875 |
Town of Warwick & Sugar Loaf from Atlas of Orange County by F. W. Beers This large map has been split into sections so the text will be legible. Use the "Key Map" to determine the right section. o Warwick Town Greenwood Lake and East Village and Hamlet detail maps: o Amity o Bellvale |
1881 |
Drowned Lands of the Wallkill Prior to drainage, as shown in "History of Sussex & Warren Counties" by James P. Snell |
1887 |
Birds' Eye View of the Village of Warwick from the Library of Congress Website |
1888 |
a section of "Cram's township and rail road map of New York" from the Library of Congress Website |
1895 |
Main St. Warwick as recalled by Mrs. Frank Holmes From the Warwick Advertiser 08/08/1967 |
1896 |
Section of Coulton's Road Map of the Counties of Orange and Rockland, 1896 Shows roadways, schools, and mills. |
1903 |
Town of Warwick & Sugar Loaf from Atlas of Orange County by J. M. Lathrop These large maps have been split into sections the text will be legible. Use the "Key Map" to determine the section: o Warwick Town Entire & Key Map o Sugar Loaf Valley Section of Town of Chester
There is a NAME INDEX to the Village of Warwick Map showing which section of the map a name appears in, see link at the end of this list. o Village of Warwick Entire & Key Map
Hamlet detail maps: o Amity o Bellvale |
1923 |
Bird's Eye View of the Village of Warwick by Hughes & Bailey |
1930 |
Property ownership map by Dolph & Stewart |
1957 |
Aerial photos of Warwick Village & railroad line Courtesy of the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway Retiree's Assn. & Marty Felder o West. St. & Lehigh & Hudson River Railway yard o West St., Howe St. & railroad yard |
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