1980s Maps of Amherst, Maine

Explore 5 historic maps of Amherst from the 1980s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1980s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Amherst's landscape evolved across the 1980s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1980s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
  • See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
  • Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
  • View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.

Start exploring Amherst's history through authentic maps from the 1980s. This is your window into the past.


Amherst, ME maps

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  1. 1985 Map of Bangor
    1985 Map of Bangor
    1985 Bangor
    1985 Print · USGS
    Mid-Maine during the mid-eighties centers on the industrial pulse of the Penobscot River and its critical rail connections. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of river towns from Old Town to Ellsworth and locate regional landmarks like Fort Knox State Park.

  2. 1988 Map of The Horseback
    1988 Map of The Horseback
    1988 The Horseback
    1988 Print · USGS
    Hancock and Penobscot counties meet in this 1980s survey of the Maine interior, dominated by the long glacial esker known as The Horseback. Researchers can trace remote waterways and landforms like Sunkhaze Stream, Trout Pond, and Bald Bluff Mtn.

  3. 1988 Map of Great Pond
    1988 Map of Great Pond
    1988 Great Pond
    1988 Print · USGS
    Hancock County in the late eighties is a landscape of glacial ponds and timbered ridges managed by the U.S. Air Force and local plantations. Researchers can locate the Cem near Great Pond or trace the drainage of the West Branch Union River past Black Cap Mountain.

  4. 1988 Map of Hopkins Pond
    1988 Map of Hopkins Pond
    1988 Hopkins Pond
    1988 Print · USGS
    Hancock County was a landscape of remote ponds and granite peaks in the late eighties, just as many of its rural areas were being formally mapped. Researchers can trace land tracts near Archers Corners and Goodwin, or locate family landmarks like Chick Hill and Hopkins Pond.

  5. 1988 Map of Amherst
    1988 Map of Amherst
    1988 Amherst
    1988 Print · USGS
    Hancock County’s river-carved interior is documented here in the late eighties, featuring the convergence of the Union River branches. Researchers can trace the unique glacial geology of The Whalesback and the small rural crossroads of Amherst, Aurora, and North Mariaville.

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