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1888 Map of Cassville

Name: 1888 Topographic Map of Cassville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1888
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1888

About this map

Small rural hamlets and timber-driven watermills define this late nineteenth-century landscape where Monmouth and Ocean Counties meet. The namesake village of Cassville sits central to a network of local hubs like Clarksburg, Perrineville, and Holmansville. The region's early industrial character is revealed through numerous mill sites along the tributaries of Tom's River, including Collier's Mills, Francis Mills, and Bennett's Mills.

Transportation in the 1880s relied on local landmarks such as Butterfly Bridge and The High Bridge, while the New Jersey Southern Railroad cuts across the southeast, connecting timber and iron resources to wider markets. Unusual local terrain names like Africa and The Alligator hint at the unique cultural geography of the New Jersey interior before modern suburban development altered the landscape.