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1930 Map of Kingfield

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Kingfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RR winds through the river valleys of the Maine interior, anchoring a landscape of small milling communities and rural schools as it appeared in the early 1930s. At the confluence of the Carrabassett River and Stanley Stream, the town of Kingfield stands as a primary hub of activity. Further south, the Sandy River bypasses Soule Mill and South Strong, while a network of rural schoolhouses, including the Millay Sch and Parsons Sch, reflects the distributed settlement pattern of the era.

The topography transitions from the high peaks of the Vineyard Mountains in the south toward the cluster of water bodies in the northeast, such as Gilman Pond and Hancock Pond. Local industry is evidenced by labels like Great Works near New Portland, while the presence of family-named features like Foster Hill and Goodrich Hill provides a detailed record of the families who inhabited these hillsides before significant 20th-century modernization.