]> syr_maps Syracuse Maps Collection An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University Michele Combs &su_name; &su_address; 20 Jul 2026 Michele Combs 20 Jul 2026 English Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Syracuse Maps Collection 1890-1952 114 items Maps of Syracuse syr_maps English Biographical History

Syracuse is a city in, and the county seat of, Onondaga County, New York. As of 2015, it was the fourth most populous metropolitan city in the state of New York. The city stands on the former lands of the Onondaga Nation, one of the five nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Officially incorporated in 1825, the city was a major transportation hub beginning in the 1800s, first between the Erie Canal and its branch canals and then for the railway network. It was also an active center of the abolitionist movement and an important hub on the Underground Railroad. During the 18th and 19th centuries, its primary industries/employers included salt and brine production, manufacturing (Smith Typewriters, Solvay Process, Allied Signal), automobile manufacturing (Century, 1899; Franklin, 1903), hand-crafted furniture (Gustav Stickley), and education (Geneva Medical College, 1834; Syracuse University, 1870; LeMoyne College, 1946).

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Syracuse Maps Collection contains more than a hundred maps of various parts of the city of Syracuse. Most are plat maps or parcel maps (diagrams of lots with lot or parcel numbers) but there are also a few street maps, site plans, and one or two floor plans. Some include the names of lot or property owners (e.g. "Jones farm"); Onondaga Creek and various railroads appear on many of the maps. A few describe the mapped area as "part of the former Onondaga Reservation." Some of the plat maps are advertisements for lots for sale in different parts of the city, and include prices and descriptions (e.g. "Electric railway stops within two blocks"). Interestingly, one of the advertisements specifies several property use restrictions, including no liquor sales for fifty years.

Where an item has a title, that title is given in quotation marks in the inventory below; otherwise, a simple description is provided. Formats are a mixture of printed, handwritten, and blueprint. Although the items are numbered from 1 to 119, five numbers are not present in the collection. All items are encapsulated in mylar.

 Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged in order by ID number assigned during processing (although the items are numbered from 1 to 119, five numbers are not present in the collection). Since the ID numbers were not assigned with any sort of logic, the maps are in no particular order in terms of date or content.

 Subject and Genre Headings New York State Cartography. City planning. Land use -- New York (State) Maps -- New York (State) Onondaga Indian Reservation (N.Y.) Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History. Advertisements. Maps (documents) Plats (maps) Site plans. Topographic maps. Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

 Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

 Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Syracuse Maps Collection, &su_name;

Acquisition Information

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 Inventory Maps 1: list of lots on Erie Canal, Kidd Ave, and Lynch St.1 2: sketch of lots on block bounded by Comstock, Adams, Marshall, and Ostrom1 3: "Bradley Tract, 5th Ward"1 4: lots 21-29, James St.1 5: P.N. Rust farm, near Rust and Johnson streets1 6: "Part of University Heights, Maurice Graves, owner"1 7: lots on blocks bounded by Westcott, Phelps, Clarke, and Allen1 7: Building permit for No. 56 Canton St.17 Jun 19321 8: "Map No. 2"area between Hiawatha Ave and Onondaga Lake1 9: "Map of lot 11 Wm. and Mary Roherts Est."area between Roherts Ave and Robineau Rd.31 Jan 19161 10: "N.Y.C.& H.R.R.R. map showing proposed spurs at Syracuse"area near Solar and Plum streets1 11: six lots on Alvord Rd. and Wadsworth St.1 12: triangular lot between South Warren, East Onondaga, and Harrison streets1 13: lots at corner of Jefferson and Southwest streetslabeled businesses Sweet Manufacturing Co., Armour Co., J.I. Case Co.1 14: J.J. Barber's propertyalso shows Gustave Stickley Co. and Pierce Mfg. Co.1 15: price list of 24 lots on Robineau Terrace16 Jun 19221 16: Arlngton Heights (2 items)1 17: lots on Hiawatha Ave around Onondaga Creek1 18: "Lot 7 Block 429"1 19: "Map of Sherman Park addition on lot no. 79 of the late Onondaga Reservation"advertisement for sale of lots, "Now is the time to purchase"1 20: "Map of the Nichols Tract on Military Lot No. 40"1 21: lots in the area of Monroe, Harrison, and South Crouse1 22: lot between Shonnard, West, and West Onondaga streets1 23: "Map of Block No. 114, 9th Ward"Bellevue, Arthur, and West Onondaga streets1 24: "M.J. French's subdivision of Blocks 338 and 339"Bellevue, Rich, and South Ave.1 25: lots between Marshall, Walnut, and Waverley1 26: Benedict Heights Improvement Co.advertisement for sale of lots, "Now is the time to purchase lots!"1 27: "Hillsdale, part of Farm Lot No. 195"1 Oct 18891 28: lots on area between Dickerson, Granger, and Gifford streets1 29: "Map of the Avery Tract on Farm Lot No. 175"area between Burnet Park and Carlton Ave.; advertisement for sale of lots18 Dec 18881 30: "Amended map of the easterly tract, Farm Lot 193, Syracuse N.Y."advertisement for auction of lots in the area around Croton, Fellows, Cumberland, and Fellows1 31: sketch of area between Plum, Matty, Wilkinson, and the Erie Canal1 32: "Part of Lot 92, Onon. Res."area near Glahn, West Colvin, and Onondaga Creek (3 copies)Jul 18921 33: "University Heights"printed advertising brochure for lots near Syracuse University and Comstock Park1 34: "Amended map of subdivision 1 Lot 1 Block 482"area between Onondaga Ave. and West Onondaga St.18 Oct 18931 35: "Revised map of Elmwood Park"1 36: sketch of area near Brown Ave. and Colgate Ave.1 37: "Walnut Grove Park"advertisement for lots for sale between Onondaga Creek and Cortland Ave.1 38: "Map of the Bradley Tract, 5th Ward"lots between Geddes, Putnam, Bradley, and Bellevue1 39: "Map of block 204, Syracuse, N.Y."area between University Ave and Crouse, Water, and Washington streets21 Nov 19041 40: "Lot no. 7, block no. 424, Syracuse, N.Y." [blueprint copy]area near Leavenworth and West Genesee (2 copies)1 May 19061 41: "Lot no. 7, block no. 424, Syracuse, N.Y." [original]area near Leavenworth and West Genesee1 May 19061 42: "Part of lots 1 & 2 block 124 Syracuse N.Y."area between Grape, East Genesee, and East Jefferson streets5 Feb 19201 43: lots between South Ave., Bellevue and Midland streets, and Onondaga Creek8 Apr 18981 44: "Property at 301-306 Wilkinson St. [and] 404-410 Tracy St."15 Nov 19221 45: Scottholm areaadvertisement for lots for sale between Genesee St., Longview Ave., and Ramsey Ave.1 46: "Map of Burnet Park and Burnet Park Extension"advertisement for housing development, touting "plank sidewalks" and "large shade trees"1 47: "The Carter property, being part of block no. 580, Syracuse, N.Y."area near Westcott and East Genesee1 48: Stevens farm and George E. Foster farm, along "highway from Jordan"1 49: "Warren St. part of block 117 Syracuse"16 Mar 19091 50: "Map of Lot no. 1 Block 34, Syracuse, N.Y."area near Catherine and Wayne streets1 51: "Block 192B"area near Jefferson and South West streets1 52: "Map of part of Block 61 Salina, now Syracuse" [original]area between Court, Turtle, and Spring streets1 Oct 19061 53: "Map of part of Block 61 Salina, now Syracuse" [blueprint copy]area between Court, Turtle, and Spring streets1 Oct 19061 54: "Furman Tract"area between Midland Ave. and Cortland, Furman, and Kenedy streets1 55: floor plans of two buildings in Hawley-Green area14 Jan 19091 56: "Map of the Scolp addition on Lots 75 & 76 of the late Onondaga Reservation"advertisement of lots for sale1 57: "The Hamilton addition on farm lots no. 181 & 74 formerly of the towns of Geddes and Onodaga now 9th Ward Syracuse N.Y."area between Avery, Rowland, and Bellevue1 58: "Map of lands belonging to W.W. Teall on farm lots 222 and 223 Syracuse N.Y." [copy 1]lots along Kidd AvenueAug 19031 59: "Map of lands belonging to W.W. Teall on farm lots 222 and 223 Syracuse N.Y." [copy 2]lots along Kidd AvenueAug 19031 60: [not found] 61: "Block 472"lots between Geddes, West Onondaga, Bradley, and Bellevue1 62: lots surrounding the intersection of Claremont Road and Arcadian Wayappears to be in the "Bluff" section of Fort Lee, New Jersey, overlooking the Hudson River1 63: "The O.M. Edwards residence property"area between Salina St. and Beard and Woods avenues1 64: sketch of unidentified area1 65: "Danforth Park Tract, Block 1020, 11th Ward"area between Oakwood, Garfield, and Woodland avenues12 Aug 19031 66: lots between Bellevue, Stolp, South Geddes, and Pageincludes names of owners for many lots1 67: "Buckley Tract part of lot no. 74 Onondaga N.Y." [copy 1]area between Bellevue, Avery, and Nina avenues1 68: "Map showing property of Mrs. G.M. Parce"area between Lombard, Allen, East Genesee, and Westcott streets1 69: "Amended map of the McAllister Tract, Part of Sub-Division 3, Lot 92, of the former Town of Onondaga, now Syracuse N.Y."area between McAllister and McClure avenues and South Salina St.1 70: [not found] 71: "Robineau Terrace"13 Apr 19201 72: "Map of Block 125 in the Village of East Syracuse"area between Hartwell, Hemens, Dausman, and Yates streets1 73: proposed siding for Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroadarea between Fabius, Granger, and Dickerson, along the railroad; siding to Smith Typewriter Co. is marked1 74: "Block 113"area near East Fayette and Montgomery1 75: "Block 478 in the 13th Ward, Syracuse N.Y."area between Clover St. and Lincoln, Bellevue, and South avenues19 May 19101 76: "Map of the Huntley Trace Extension on subdivisions 27, 28, 29, & 30 of the Wadsworth Trace on Lot 27 Town of Salina"area between Court, Wadsworth, Dale, and Hillside streets1 77: "Buckley Tract part of lot no. 74 Onondaga N.Y." [copy 2]area between Bellevue, Avery, and Nina avenues11 Aug 18971 78: "Onondaga Park Syracuse N.Y."area between Onondaga Ave. and Tallman, Cheney, and Rich streets25 Oct 19051 79: "Farley Tract on part of farm lots 158 & 331 Town of Geddesarea near Montrose Ave. and Salisbury Rd.Nov 19201 80: "Map of Block 111A in the 16th Ward Syracuse N.Y." [original]area between Butternut, Griffith, and First North streets23 May 18961 81: "Map of Block 111A in the 16th Ward Syracuse N.Y." [blueprint copy]area between Butternut, Griffith, and First North streets23 May 18961 82: Syracuse metropolitan areaarea approximately 35 miles square; includes Nedrow, Cicero, Phoenix, Baldwinsville, etc.1 83: City-county-state map of New Yorkpage from Rand McNally atlas; includes blowups of New York City and Long Island, population estimates, city index 1 84: unidentified arealarge "35 and "50," with lettered rows each subdivided into 8 cells1 85: "Lock No. 47"site plan showing barn, grocery story, Chenango Valley Railroad1 86: "Map of the Fellows Tract on Lot No. 94 11th Ward Syracuse N.Y."area between Pento St. and Jamesville and Comstock avenues1 87: "Map of lands owned by William A. Arnold on Island Park Tract Syracuse N.Y."area between Onondaga Creek and Hatch Ave., along Elmhurst; includes names of property owners1 Nov 19211 88: "Lincoln Ave. grading"between Bellevue Ave. and Tallman St.1 89: [not found] 90: "Map of Subdivision of Lot No. 1 Block 226 Syracuse N.Y."area between East Fayette, Cherry, East Genesee, and Maple streets1 91: Cowles tract lots for saleadvertisement for lots for sale between South, Geddes, Peoria, and Sullivan streets; includes prices1 92: lots between Clinton, Plum, Spencer streets and Onondaga Creek1 93: "The Cotton Farm, Fairmount Onondaga Co. N.Y."site plan; floor plans for house, barn, outbuildings1 May 19031 94: "Business district Syracuse N.Y."1 95: "Map of the Crabtree Tract on lots 176 & 181 City of Syracuse N.Y."between Avery and Grand avenues and Rowland St.1 96: "Map of part of lots 93 and 94 Onondaga, now in City of Syracuse N.Y."area between East Brighton Ave. and the DL&W Railroad; includes names of property owners22 May 19161 97: "Arlington on farm lots 40-41 Town of DeWitt Village of Eastwood"large area north of Sunnycrest and east of Mosley2 Aug 19201 98: "Map of Onondaga Highlands on Lot No. 76 of the late Onondaga Reservation"area between Dudley St. and Bellevue, Stolp, and Summit avenues1 May 18961 99: floor plan of first floor of unidentified school, at corner of West Onondaga and South West streets1 100: unidentified area along the Rochester, Syracuse, and Eastern Rapid Railwayincludes names of adjacent property owners, e.g. "John Delaney farm"1 101: "Westminster Park Tract"lots for sale between Lancaster and Westcott avenues, and Broad and Croton streets; advertisement text and restrictions (e.g. "No liquot to be sold on the premises for a period of fifty years...") on back1 102: "Map of Oakwood Cemetery"includes roads, walkways, plot numbers, trees/shrubs, etc.1 103: [not found] 104: "Map of Newcomb Place on block 1001 in the 11th Ward Syracuse N.Y."area near Castle St. and Cortland Ave.19 Aug 18901 105: "Map of Onondaga Circle showing properties adjacent thereto"convergence of Delaware, West Onondaga, and Tallman streets and Onondage Ave.28 Nov 18981 106: "Location of proposed building on the Wm. H. Blauvelt property"somewhere on West Genesee St.; shows neighboring landowners as well7 Mar 19031 107: "Battery A Farm reconaissance sketch"house, garden fields, pastures26 Jul 19141 108: topographic mapslopes and grading for area between Bellevue, Bradley, Geddes, and West Onondaga streets; includes note at lower right about excavation and fill1 109: "Onondaga County, Town of Clay"Mar 19461 110: Part of Block 190, Syracuse"site plan for area of East Fayette St. showing Manhattan Hotel, Yates Hotel, covered passageway28 May 19091 111: [not found] 112: "Onondaga County, Town of Salina"4 Jan 19501 113: "Onondaga County, Town of Geddes"Dec 19491 114: "Oak Ridge on farm lot no. 237"area between James St. and Teall and Peck avenuesMar 19111 115: "Greenlawn Cemetery Syracuse N.Y."includes roads, walkways, plot names (e.g. Chenango plot, Geneseo plot, Mahopac plot), trees/shrubs, etc.18991 116: Street map of West Onondaga from Warren St. to South Geddes St.includes Stolp Addition, Onondaga Creek1 117: Tree map, corner of Shonnard and South West streetsincludes species and height of each labeled tree1 118: "Onondaga County, Town of Camillus"19 Mar 19521 119: "Property of the Salina Realty Security Company Syracuse, N.Y."area between Bear, Lodi, and Salina streets; floor plan with room labels (gun shop, brazing room, foundry, etc.) and dimensions1