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1943 Map of Wytopitlock

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Wytopitlock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Mattawamkeag River winds through the heart of this Maine borderland, where the tri-county junction of Aroostook, Penobscot, and Washington counties creates a complex grid of townships and land grants. The landscape is defined by its water and rail connections, with the Maine Central and Canadian Pacific railroads providing the primary arteries for local commerce and movement. Small, isolated settlements like Wytopitlock and Kingman serve as focal points in a terrain dominated by bogs and deadwaters, including Reed Deadwater and Billy Doe Bog.

Local history is preserved in the scattered rural infrastructure of the early 1940s, such as Knoxville Sch, Boynton Sch, and the high-elevation Whitney Fire Tower. Large tracts like the North Yarmouth Academy Grant illustrate the region's history of educational land endowments. For genealogists, the map identifies small family-named landmarks and resting places like Drew Cem and Belding Cem, tucked away near the river’s many tributaries.