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1925 Map of Irasburg

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Irasburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

North Troy and the winding Missisquoi River define this international border landscape in the mid-1920s. This survey records an era of decentralized local education, with numerous small schoolhouses like the Hitchcock School, Trumpass School, and Le Clair School serving rural families across the townships of Jay, Lowell, and Irasburg. The Canadian Pacific railroad provides the primary industrial artery, passing through Summit Siding and Newport Center toward the shores of Lake Memphremagog.

The terrain is marked by distinct family-named peaks and ridges, including Leland Hill and Chamberlain Hill, reflecting the deep-rooted agricultural settlement of Orleans County. Narrow valleys are drained by a complex network of waters such as Burlington Brook and Beetle Brook, which shaped the placement of early roads and small centers like Westfield and Coventry. Genealogists can locate specific homestead locations relative to landmarks like the Center Cemetery or the many hill schools that have since disappeared from modern topographic maps.