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1939 Map of Rangeley

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Rangeley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Rangeley Lake serves as the focal point of this 1930s survey, surrounded by a complex network of high peaks and scattered mountain settlements. The village of Rangeley is established at the lake's northern edge, supported by an Airport and the localized hubs of Mingo Springs and Bemis. This era shows a landscape in transition, where old logging infrastructure is marked Abandoned while recreational and conservation paths like the Appalachian Trail and the Bemis Trail begin to define the high country.

The terrain is exceptionally water-dense, featuring countless smaller bodies like Saddleback Lake, Long Pond, and Sandy River Ponds. High-elevation landmarks such as the Fire Tower atop Saddleback Mtn and remote schoolhouses like Greenvale Sch and Upper Dallas Sch illustrate the isolated nature of community life in the Franklin and Oxford county borderlands before modern infrastructure fully bridged these valleys.