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1967 Map of Gossville

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Gossville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Gossville and Epsom serve as central points in this late 1960s survey of Merrimack County, where the Suncook River and its tributaries carve through a landscape of prominent peaks like Fort Mtn and McCoy Mtn. The map documents a rural New Hampshire transition, showing the path of the Suncook Valley Railroad alongside established settlements such as Short Falls and Northwood Narrows.

To the south, the extensive woodland of Bear Brook State Park contrasts with the cluster of small family-named sites and crossroads like Kenison Corner and New Rye. For local historians, the sheet identifies several burial grounds including Fairview Cem, McClary Cem, and Evans Cem, providing a precise record of the area's genealogical footprint before later 20th-century development. Water features like Northwood Lake and Pleasant Lake anchor the eastern boundary, while numerous brooks like Leighton Brook and Blake Brook drain the interior hills.