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2021 Map of Strong

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Strong
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Sandy River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement in this part of Franklin County, where the village of Strong sits at the confluence with Valley Brook. This landscape is defined by its transition from fertile river bottoms like Hartwell Intervale to the prominent peaks of Day Mtn and Hunter Mtn. The distribution of dozens of family-named cemeteries, such as the Hunter French Cem and Cunningham Cates Cem, suggests a long history of small-scale hill farming and localized hamlets that once populated the surrounding ridges.

Water remains a central feature of the local geography, with Porter Lake and Taylor Hill Pond providing significant basins in the eastern half of the area. Connectivity between South Strong and the northern reaches is maintained by a dense network of roads like S Strong RD and Phillips RD, which follow the natural contours of the valley. This survey provides a modern accounting of these established landmarks, from the Pearson Cem in the southeast to the remote waters of Day Mountain Pond in the west.