Maps

1877 tracing map of 1787 Van Rensselaer survey map showing lot numbers

1787 Survey Map

About 1785 Stephen Van Rensselaer III hired William Cockburn to make a comprehensive survey of his Helderberg wilderness in preparation for leasing the vancant land in the hills surrounding the already settled valleys. The resulting 1787 survey map shows roads, churches, mills, and streams, gives the lot number and name of each leaseholder.

• Click here for the full story of the 1787 survey map.
• Click here for 1787 survey map of Knox.

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  North west corner of Knox between Rt. 253 and Rt. 146
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  Knox central

Beers 1866 map of Knox

• Click here for a copy of Beers 1866 map of Knox
• Click here for a copy of Beers 1866 map of Knoxville (Close-up)
• Click here for a copy of Beers 1866 map - Knoxville Business Directory (Close-up)
• Click here an explanation of the 1866 Beers map.

Other maps

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  1866 map
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  Knox Property Map 2008
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  1829 map
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  diagonal line on right is roughly the town line between Knox and Guilderland

Current maps

Here is a current map from MapQuest.