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1914 Map of Bethel

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Bethel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

The Androscoggin River winds through the heart of this Oxford County landscape, serving as the primary corridor for both the Grand Trunk RR and a string of riverside settlements including Mayville, West Bethel, and North Bethel. The early 20th-century topography reveals a well-established network of rural education, with several localized schoolhouses such as the Sunday River School, Chapman School, and Bartlettboro School serving the scattered mountain and valley communities.

Industry and local governance are grounded in specific landmarks like the Chalk Pit near Dresser School and the Town House in the township of Albany. High peaks and notches dominate the terrain, from Black Mtn to Jakes Notch, while water bodies like Virginia Lake and Song Pond provide low-lying points of reference. The presence of the Bethel Cemetery and various family-named hills like Peter Grover Hill offer valuable points of interest for those tracing local lineages in this part of Maine.