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1939 Map of Montville

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Montville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Montville and the surrounding hill country of New London County appear here as a landscape defined by an intricate network of water resources and small, dispersed settlements. Before the post-war expansion of coastal Connecticut, this 1930s survey reveals a region of small schoolhouses like the Manywaring Sch and the Schofield Sch, alongside industry-related ponds such as Oakdale Pond and Rockland Pond. The Central Vermont railroad tracks follow the corridor of Falls Brook through the heart of the village, serving as a primary link between the inland hills and the coast.

The terrain is marked by numerous family-named landmarks like Raymond Hill and McAlpin Hill, indicating long-established landholdings. To the south, the expansion of the water supply is evident in the Bogue Brook Reservoir and Lake Konomoc, while the southwestern corner preserves the undeveloped woodland of the Nehantic State Forest. Local genealogy is anchored by features like the Raymond Hill Cem and quiet crossroads such as Forsythe and Chesterfield.