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1942 Map of Buxton

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Buxton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Saco River serves as the central artery for this York County landscape, dictating the placement of settlements and industry during the early 1940s. Its course is marked by significant crossings and communities such as West Buxton, Bar Mills, and Salmon Falls, where the river's power was traditionally harnessed. The Boston and Maine RR snakes through the southern half of the quadrangle, connecting the rural centers of Hollis Center and Waterboro.

Away from the riverbanks, the terrain is defined by numerous small water bodies like Isinglass Pd and Watchic Pond, alongside established education centers such as Hollis High School and the Notre Dame Institute. For those researching family history, the map preserves the location of the Chadbourne Cem and several community-named schools including Emerson Sch and Whittier Sch. The map reveals a transition between the more developed mill-sites along the river and the marshy expanses of The Heath to the south.