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1953 Map of Schroon Lake

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Schroon Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Schroon Lake serves as the central anchor for this mid-century survey of the southeastern Adirondack Mountains, where the village of Schroon Lake and neighboring South Schroon line the western shore. The map documents a transition from established valley settlements to the wilderness of the Blue Ridge Range. In the western portion, the small hamlets of Minerva, Irishtown, and Olmstedville are connected by local roads, with community landmarks like St Marys Church and St Marys Cemetery providing valuable reference points for family historians.

The landscape is defined by its water and high peaks, including Nippletop Mtn and Hoffman Mtn. A significant backcountry route, the Hoffman Notch Trail, threads through the mountains toward the Boreas River. Notable local landmarks like Grove Point on the lake and the Federal Flat Cemetery near Olmstedville illustrate the enduring presence of these communities amidst the complex network of brooks and ponds, such as Bailey Pond and Adirondack Lake.