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2019 Map of Nicholville

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Nicholville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Saint Regis River meanders across the northern half of this landscape, connecting the established communities of Nicholville, Hopkinton, and Fort Jackson. These settlements, along with the smaller hamlet of Kellogg, anchor a rural network of county roads and family-named routes such as Savage Rd and Denton Rd. The map illustrates a historical pattern of settlement where community life centered on river crossings and small crossroad villages, punctuated by local burial grounds like Chesterfield Cem and Mound Hill Cem.

Moving south, the terrain transitions into the protected forest lands of the Adirondack Park Preserve. Numerous small waterways, including Miller Brook, Sucker Brook, and Dan Wright Brook, drain the high ground around Independent Hill and Mound Hill. This late-2010s survey details the persistent rural character of Saint Lawrence County, where small hamlets maintain their distinct identities even as the wilderness of Adirondack Park begins to dominate the southern reaches.