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1893 Map of Newfield

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Newfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

About this map

The hills of York County define a landscape of high summits and scattered mill settlements in this late 19th-century survey. Limerick and Newfield serve as central hubs for a network of roads that snake between prominent peaks like Hosac Mountain and Randall Mountain. The economy of the era is visible in the placement of Ossipee Mills along the Little Ossipee River and Milton Mills on the Salmon Falls River, where water power drove local industry.

Boundaries are clearly delineated, including the New Hampshire Maine Boundary Line which cuts through Province Pond and Great East Pond. For the genealogist, the map identifies small hamlets and crossroads such as North Shapleigh, Maplewood, and Hollandville. Large water bodies like Mousam Pond and Balch Pond are shown in their pre-modern configuration, reflecting the natural drainage and early damming of the region before 20th-century developments altered the shorelines.