1961 Map of Pope Mills

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Black Lake dominates the northwestern corner of this St. Lawrence County landscape, its jagged shoreline defined by numerous inlets like Lower Deep Bay and Middle Bay. This mid-century topography reveals a rural network of crossroads settlements and family burial grounds, including the Oldeville Cem and Woodworth Cem. The interior transition between the towns of Macomb and Gouverneur is marked by the winding courses of Fish Creek and Beaver Creek, where local roads such as Fish Creek Road and Little Bow Road connect dispersed hamlets like Pope Mills and Brasie Corners. Genealogists will find interest in the distinct neighborhood markers like Stark School Corner and the isolated Mine sites that hint at the region's mineral history. To the southeast, the Oswegatchie River cuts through the terrain near Lockie Road, anchoring a landscape of marshes and ridges.