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2014 Map of Minot

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Minot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Mechanic Falls and the surrounding Androscoggin County landscape are defined by the winding path of the Little Androscoggin River and its accompanying industrial and transit hubs. The 2014 landscape shows a mix of established village centers like Minot and East Poland alongside significant modern infrastructure, most notably the Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport. This area has long served as a crossroads, evidenced by named rail and road junctions such as Rumford Junction and Lewiston Junction.

Family history is deeply etched into the terrain through numerous small burial grounds and family-named elevations, including Jasper Cem, Lane Cem, and Woodman Hill. To the west, the map reaches the edges of Poland Spring, a location synonymous with the region's natural spring water heritage. The presence of Shaker Hill and Shaker Cem in the south points to the communal history of the Shaker society in Maine, while geological interests are represented by the prominent Mount Apatite near Taylor Pond.