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1931 Map of Springfield

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Springfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Springfield and Prentiss serve as the primary hubs in this corner of Penobscot County during the early 1930s. The landscape is defined by a series of prominent ridges, including Tucker Ridge, Tar Ridge, and Cushman Ridge, which dictated the placement of homesteads and early roadways. The abundance of community schoolhouses, such as Thompson Sch, Webster Sch, Tolman Sch, and Mc Kinney Sch, reveals a distributed rural population tied to the land.

Southward, the terrain transitions into a complex water network centered on Sysladobsis Lake and Bottle Lake. These water bodies, along with smaller features like Mill Privilege Lake and Duck Lake, supported a mix of seasonal camps and farmsteads. Distinctive landmarks like the Fire Tower on Dill Ridge and family-named locations such as Budge Farm and Drake Place provide a detailed look at the local geography before modern development shifted these remote settlements.