1880s Maps of Franklin County, Massachusetts

1. 1885 Map of Northampton

   

   1885 Northampton

   1885 Print · USGS

   The Pioneer Valley in the late 1800s was a hub of academic and industrial energy centered on the Connecticut River. Genealogists can trace family roots through hamlets like Hockanum and Loudville or locate early campus sites like the Agricultural College.

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4. 1886 Map of Greylock

   

   1886 Greylock

   1886 Print · USGS

   The northern Berkshires are captured here in the mid-1880s, dominated by the massif of Mt Greylock and the industrial valleys below. Genealogists and researchers can trace the vital rail links through the Hoosac Tunnel Line and find old neighborhood names like Blackington, Cheshire Harbor, and Savoy Hollow.

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7. 1886 Map of Hawley

   

   1886 Hawley

   1886 Print · USGS

   The northern Berkshires and Vermont border are captured in the late 1800s as railroads began to pierce the highlands. Trace the engineering of the Hoosac Tunnel or locate old settlements like Monroe Bridge and Buckland Four Corners.

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10. 1886 Map of Chesterfield

    

    1886 Chesterfield

    1886 Print · USGS

    The Hampshire Hills are captured here in the late nineteenth century, showing a network of upland hamlets and river-powered industry. Researchers can trace historic family locations along Ireland Street or locate the old Bisbee Mill and the Boston and Albany rail line.

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13. 1886 Map of Northampton

    

    1886 Northampton

    1886 Print · USGS

    The Pioneer Valley in the mid-1880s is captured here at a peak of rail expansion and educational growth. Researchers can trace the early footprints of the Agricultural College, the industrial works at Haydenville, and the landmark Insane Asylum.

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16. 1887 Map of Warwick

    

    1887 Warwick

    1887 Print · USGS

    Upper Massachusetts and the New Hampshire border at the close of the nineteenth century reveal a landscape of river-powered industry and rail-connected villages. Researchers can trace the path of the Fitchburg R.R. through Millers Falls or locate early river crossings like Munns Ferry.

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19. 1887 Map of Belchertown

    

    1887 Belchertown

    1887 Print · USGS

    The Swift River valley is shown here in the late 1880s, before the landscape was transformed. Researchers can trace the original rail lines of the Boston & Albany R. R. and locate the lost streets of Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott.

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22. 1887 Map of Winchendon

    

    1887 Winchendon

    1887 Print · USGS

    North-central Massachusetts and the New Hampshire borderlands are captured here during a peak era of rail expansion and water-powered industry. Researchers can trace historic mill sites and depot locations such as Powers Mills, Pequoig Station, and the busy rail junction at Baldwinville.

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25. 1888 Map of Chesterfield

    

    1888 Chesterfield

    1888 Print · USGS

    Hampshire County in the late 1880s is shown here as a landscape of river-driven hamlets and upland farms. Genealogists can trace family holdings near rural crossroads like Ireland Street, Shack Street, and the riverside Bisbee Mill.

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28. 1889 Map of Warwick

    

    1889 Warwick

    1889 Print · USGS

    Franklin County in the late 1880s was defined by its busy rail junctions and river valleys. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Orange and Northfield, or locate vanished rail stops like Gill Station and Wendell Depot along the Fitchburg Railroad.

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