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1933 Map of Guilford

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Guilford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Guilford and its neighbors in the 1930s defined a landscape where the Piscataquis River and the Bangor and Aroostook RR shaped local commerce. Industrial activity is anchored by Spooners Mill near Dexter, while the intersection of Route 15 and Route 16 at Abbot Village marks a primary transit hub for the region. The map reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure, from the Abbot Village Sta to numerous country schoolhouses like the Cambridge Flats Sch and Howard Corner Sch.

The terrain is a complex mix of water and elevation, dominated by large bodies like Lake Wassookeag and Manhanock Pond. Small settlements such as Sangerville and Guilford Center are surrounded by family-named landmarks like Faunce Hill and Flanders Hill. This 1933 survey documents the transition from early timber and milling economies toward more established road networks before many of these small-scale rural districts consolidated.