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1948 Map of Kingsbury

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Kingsbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Kingsbury Pond and the surrounding timberlands of Somerset and Piscataquis counties define this landscape during the late 1940s. The settlement of Kingsbury sits along Kingsbury Stream, serving as a central point between dispersed communities like Wellington, Brighton, and Mayfield Corner. The map reveals the intricate network of local crossroads and family landmarks that anchored these rural townships, from Hutchins Corner to Moody Corner.

Tracing the lineage of these small villages is made possible through recorded sites such as the Campbell Sch and local burial grounds including Foss Hill Cem and Taylor Cem. The terrain is punctuated by high points like Bald Mountain and Kelly Mtn, where a Lookout Tower stands, reflecting an era when fire surveillance was critical to the local logging economy. Water bodies like Austin Pond and Whetstone Pond are linked by numerous brooks, showing the natural drainage patterns that dictated early road placement.