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1964 Map of Ft. Covington

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Ft. Covington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Salmon River snakes through this northern borderland, defining the geography of Ft Covington and Westville. This mid-1960s survey captures a landscape organized around family-named roads and rural hamlets just south of the Canada-United States boundary. The presence of numerous burial grounds, such as Maple Hill Cem near Cooks Corners and Riverside Cem along the river, indicates long-established settlement patterns across the townships of Fort Covington and Westville.

A network of drainage, including Deer Creek and Plum Brook, feeds into the main river valley, while small-scale extractive industry is evident in the numerous Gravel Pit locations scattered near Westville Center. The map traces a traditional agricultural and residential layout, from the higher ground at Coal Hill to the lower meadows bordering Quebec-New York. This document is particularly useful for genealogists tracing family names associated with landmarks like Briggs Street Cem and Wylie Cem.