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2000 Map of Norway

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Norway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The town of Norway and the adjacent village of South Paris serve as the primary population centers in this Maine interior landscape at the opening of the 21st century. The geography is defined by significant water bodies, most notably Pennesseewassee Lake, which is bordered by a State Park, and the winding course of the Little Androscoggin River. The map reveals a community structured around its natural water resources, with settlements like Norway Center and Norway Lake punctuating the wooded hills.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, including several rural burial grounds such as Riverside Cem and Webber Cem, alongside the small hamlet of Otisfield Gore. The transition from the developed streets of the main towns to the outlying hills—such as Pike Hill and Hathaway Hill—illustrates the traditional New England balance between industrial settlement and the surrounding wilderness of Witt Swamp and Bearce Bog.