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1918 Map of Russell

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Russell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The Grass River and Oswegatchie River anchor this 1915 survey of the northern Adirondack foothills, where a high density of rural schoolhouses reveals the reach of early 20th-century settlement. From the Brownsville School in the north to the High Hill School in the south, these local landmarks once served as the social centers for remote farming and timber families. A notable industrial artifact is preserved in the Clifton Furnace Ruins, marking a site of earlier iron production near Big Marsh.

Communities like Russell, Hermon, and South Russell are surrounded by numerous family-named corners and hills, such as Blanchard Hill and Dana Hill. The map traces the winding water network from Lampsons Falls down to various isolated ponds including Dodge Pond and Sweet Pond. Genealogists will find interest in the precise locations of rural post offices like Monterey De Grasse PO and the now-quiet village locations at Stellaville and Stalbird.