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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

Oxoboxo Lake and the various reservoirs of the Montville and Waterford hills reveal a landscape shaped by water and industry in the years preceding World War II. The network of smaller water bodies such as Wheeler Pond, Rockland Pond, and Schofield Pond supported local milling and power needs along the brooks that feed the larger Thames River system. Settlement centers like Oakdale and Montville Center appear alongside numerous rural schools, including the West Side Sch and Collins Sch, which anchored the upland neighborhoods before modern consolidation.

The Central Vermont RR skirts the eastern edge of the quadrangle, passing through the primary village of Montville. Further west, the terrain transitions into the wooded expanses of the Nehantic State Forest. Genealogists may find particular value in the documentation of family-named landmarks such as Raymond Hill, Lynch Hill, and Mahoneys Hill, alongside established spiritual and civic markers like Raymond Hill Ch and the Raymond Hill Cem.