This map of a portion of Compton Township, published in 1863, illustrates how the hilly nature of the terrain tended to scatter settlement in an irregular pattern. In contrast to the flat seigneurial zone, the roads do not follow the straight range survey lines in most cases. Another divergence from the French-Canadian seigneuries is the large number of family names within a limited area, indicating a more mobile population. Nevertheless, there is still a tendency for certain families to cluster together; see, for example, the Bowens in the lower part of the map. Villages were evenly distributed within the township and all of them were located on rivers. A careful examination of the map reveals that the three services which were not provided exclusively in the local villages were schools (S.H.), sawmills (S.M.) and inns, known here as temperance houses (T.H.).
