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2021 Map of Ashaway

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Pawcatuck and the Pawcatuck River anchor the southern boundary of this region, where the state line between Connecticut and Rhode Island meets the shared border of New London and Washington counties. The landscape is notably marked by an extensive collection of family burial plots and small cemeteries, such as the Francis Tanner Lot Cem, Oatley Plot, and Sarah Larkin Plot, reflecting a deep genealogy of local land ownership.

Settlement patterns follow the water and historical turnpikes, with clusters at Ashaway, Potter Hill, and Hopkinton. To the north, the terrain rises toward Brightman Hill and Champlin Hill, while the Green Fall River and Wyassup Brook drain the wooded uplands. Modern infrastructure like the Providence New-London Tpke intersects older landmarks like the Meeting House Bridge and Union Cem, illustrating the layer of contemporary transport over a colonial-era foundation.