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1989 Map of Canaan

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Canaan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Canaan serves as the central hub of this Somerset County landscape, where the town's geography is defined by a dense network of water bodies and prominent hills. To the east and west, large water features like Sibley Pond and Lake George anchor the terrain, while smaller pockets of water such as Oaks Pond and Round Pond dot the southern area. The land is characterized by numerous family-named peaks, including Jewell Hill, Foster Hill, and Nelson Hill, suggesting a history of local land ownership and homesteading.

Industry and transport are marked by several Gravel Pits concentrated near Black Stream, alongside rural intersections like Gould Corner and Mitchell Corner. The presence of the Canaan Bog and Juniper Bog indicates significant wetland areas that have shaped local development and road placement. This survey captures a moment in the late 1980s before major changes to the rural Maine interior, documenting the specific locations of cemeteries and remote landmarks like The Notch and Eaton Mtn.