Loading map...

1911 Map of Buckfield

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Buckfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Androscoggin River carves through the northern reaches of this Oxford County landscape, serving as a primary corridor for the Maine Central Railroad and several early 20th-century settlements like Canton and Gilbertville. The terrain is defined by complex ridges and peaks such as Black Mountain and the curiously named Tumbledown Dick Mtn. These uplands are dotted with dozens of one-room schoolhouses, including the Glover School, Tyler School, and Partridge School, which mark the rural social structure of the era.

In the southern portion, the Nezinscot River network connects the villages of Buckfield and West Sumner. Local industry and resources are evident in landmarks like the Mt Oxford Spring and the mail hub at Brettuns Mills Livermore P O. This survey records a period of transition, where small-scale valley agriculture and upland schools were connected by the expanding Canton Branch and other rail divisions serving the interior.