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1989 Map of Hinckley Hill

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

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Hinckley Hill rises above a network of waterways in this remote section of Somerset County, Maine, as it was surveyed in the late 1980s. The landscape is defined by the West Exeter Logging System (WELS) townships, including T 7 R 19 Wels and the evocatively named Big Six township. Drainage across the terrain flows through numerous named watercourses such as Abacotnetic Stream and Bradley Brook.

The presence of logging roads and unimproved trails suggests a landscape managed for timber, with no established towns or settlements indicated on the sheet. Local landmarks like Rainey Bk, McDonald Brook, and Carry Bk provide specific points of reference for those tracing historical land use or watershed boundaries in this unorganized territory. The map serves as a record of the industrial forest character that dominated this portion of northern Maine before the turn of the millennium.