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1943 Map of New Boston

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of New Boston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The headwaters of the Deer River and Silver Brook carve through this rural upland where the town boundaries of Denmark, Pinckney, Harrisburg, Montague, and Martinsburg converge. Surveyed during the 1940s, the landscape is defined by a dense network of district schools and crossroads settlements. Small community hubs like New Boston, Bellwood, and Pinckney Corners serve as the primary anchors for this agricultural region.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named landmarks and local burial sites, such as Battle Cem, Gallup Cem, and Liberty Cem. The high density of educational infrastructure, including School No 10 and School No 7, highlights a decentralized social pattern typical of mid-century Lewis County before the consolidation of rural districts. Further south, Liberty Corners and Gardners Corners mark essential transit points along the local road network, while the hamlet of Rector sits near the southern map boundary.