Land, Maps, and Natural Resources

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Somerset County Atlas
Map of Somerset Co., Maine. Published by Geo. N. Colby & Co., Houlton, ME.
  • Type: COLLECTION
  • Collection: Atlases 1871-1884


York County Atlas
Atlas of York County, Maine. From actual Surveys, drawn and Published by Sanford, Everts, & Co., 320 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 1872.
  • Type: COLLECTION
  • Collection: Atlases 1871-1884


Kennebec County Atlas
Atlas of Kennebec County, Maine. Compiled and Drawn from Official Plans and Actual Surveys by H.E. Halfpenny. Published by Caldwell & Halfpenny, No. 27 South 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 1879.
  • Type: COLLECTION
  • Collection: Atlases 1871-1884


Hancock County Atlas
Atlas of Hancock County, Maine. Compiled and Published under direction of Geo. N. Colby, S.F. Colby & Co. Drawn from official Plans, U.S. Coast Survey Charts, and actual Surveys by H.E. Halfpenny and J.H. Stuart, Ellsworth, ME, 1881.
  • Type: COLLECTION
  • Collection: Atlases 1871-1884


Oxford County Atlas
Atlas of Oxford County, Maine. Compiled and Drawn from Official Plans and Actual Surveys by H.E. Halfpenny & John W. Caldwell. Published by Caldwell & Halfpenny, No. 27 South 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 1880.
  • Type: COLLECTION
  • Collection: Atlases 1871-1884


WPA Cemetery Plans
During the Great Depression, the Work Projects Administration (WPA) put millions of Americans to work on public works projects that ranged from building trails in National Parks to creating over 500 surveys of Maine cemeteries. These cemetery plans, transferred from the Office of the Adjutant General and now part of the holdings of the Maine State Archives, help us to identify war veterans’ final resting places.


Canal and River Maps
This series of early 19th century maps depict proposed canals and associated rivers throughout Maine. Emphasis is placed on surveys that demonstrate the course of the Sebasticook River. Notable map makers include James Hall and W.L. Dearborn among others.



Field Notes
These field notes were written by surveyors who described land that had previously been unsettled. The field notes give information about boundary lines, forest growth, topography, distances, and related information. They frequently contain information about hardships or unusual occurrences encountered during the survey. Many of the field notes were used to create maps of the areas surveyed.