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2024 Map of Rouses Point OE N

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Rouses Point OE N
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Rivière Richelieu (also labeled here as the Richelieu River) dominates this borderland landscape, flowing northward across the international boundary between the United States and Canada. Situated at the junction of New York and Vermont, the village of Rouses Point serves as a critical point of entry where the waters of Lake Champlain transition into the river system. The northern portion of the map, located within Quebec, is defined by an intricate network of drainage streams and concessions, including Ruisseau Faddentown, Ruisseau Young-Walte, and Ruisseau Mosher-Daignault.

These waterways reflect a distinct seigneurial land division pattern, characterized by long, narrow agricultural plots oriented toward the river. This trans-border perspective illustrates the physical and cultural continuity of the Champlain-Richelieu valley, where small rural routes like Leduc Dr and Town Hwy 8 intersect the boundary line. For genealogists and historians, the naming of these specific brooks—such as Ruisseau Richard-Gervais and Ruisseau Goyette—provides a vital link to the French-Canadian families who settled and farmed this fertile alluvial plain.