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1930 Map of Rumford

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Rumford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

The Androscoggin River serves as the industrial and logistical spine of this Oxford County landscape, where the Maine Central Railroad follows the river's curve into the manufacturing hubs of Rumford and Mexico. This 1930 edition shows a region defined by the transition from riverfront paper and pulp operations to the remote agricultural and mining interests of the surrounding hills. In the western reaches, the Newry Mine and Stockbridge Cem reflect the area’s early resource extraction and family settlement patterns.

Deeply detailed rural life is preserved through the location of several schoolhouses, including Horseshoe Sch and Red Hill Sch, which served isolated communities between the peaks of Black Mtn and Whitecap Mtn. The waterway network of the Ellis River and Swift River provided the essential drainage for these mountain valleys, connecting smaller settlements like Byron and Roxbury to the larger trade centers downstream.