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1967 Map of Buckfield

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Buckfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Nezinscot River serves as the hydrological anchor for this 1967 survey of western Maine, where the East Branch and West Branch converge near the town of Buckfield. The landscape is defined by its transition from the steep elevations of Bear Mountain and Mt Oxford down to the agricultural Plains of Turner. The settlement pattern follows the drainage of Bog Brook and Martin Stream, connecting smaller villages like East Sumner and Hartford.

Genealogical interest is particularly high due to the density of family and community burial sites, including the Hartford Center Cem, Howard Cem, and Lowell Cem. Industrial activity is represented by localized extraction sites such as the Gravel Pit near Chase Mills. The mapping of the Hayford Trail and numerous water bodies like Bear Pond and Swan Pond illustrates a mid-century balance between a working forest economy and the region's long-standing connection to its river valleys and mountain ridges.