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1915 Map of Russell

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Russell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Grass River and the Little River carve through this North Country landscape, where early 20th-century settlement was defined by a dense network of local school districts and family-named crossroads. The town of Russell serves as a central hub, surrounded by smaller hamlets like Stellaville and Marshville. This survey preserves the location of numerous one-room schoolhouses, such as Porter Hill School and Silver Hill School, which were the social anchors of these rural communities.

Industrial history is marked by the Clifton Furnace Ruins and the presence of logging-era landmarks like The Stillwater and Lampsons Falls. The map reveals a transition from the agricultural clearings of Canton and Pierrepont into the more heavily forested southern reaches near Pond Settlement. Genealogists will find particular value in the numerous identified "Corners," including Whippoorwill Corners and Putnams Corners, which pinpoint specific family holdings and rural neighborhoods as they existed before mid-century consolidation.