2024 Map of Old Orchard Beach

About this map

Old Orchard Beach serves as the coastal anchor of this landscape, where the dense street grid of the resort community meets the salt marshes of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge along Saco Bay. Moving inland, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of woodland and early industrial settlements like Milliken Mills and Dunstan. The map is particularly notable for its high concentration of small family burial grounds, including the Reverend Stephen Waterhouse Cem, Fenderson Family Cem, and Carter Family Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research in this part of Saco and the surrounding area. Waterways like the Nonesuch River and Goosefare Brook define the drainage patterns across the rolling hills of Goosefare Hill and Mitchell Hill, illustrating the enduring relationship between the region's hydrography and its historical development from South Buxton to the coast.