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1959 Map of Boylston Center

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Boylston Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Boylston Center serves as the central hub for this rural stretch of the Tug Hill region during the late 1950s. The landscape is defined by vast public lands, including the Littlejohn State Game Management Area and several sections of the State Reforestation Area, which indicate the transition of former 19th-century marginal farmland back into managed timber and wildlife habitats.

Settlement patterns follow the drainages of Little Sandy Creek and Trout Brook, where small hamlets like Smartville and Plantz Corners remain connected by a network of gravel and unimproved roads. Genealogists can find several family and community landmarks, such as Phelps Cem and St Josephs Ch, while the southern border captures the edge of the Redfield Reservoir. The presence of the Hemlock District and various swampy lowlands like Tamarack Swamp highlight the drainage challenges that influenced local land use and development.