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2018 Map of Ashfield

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Ashfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Ashfield and Buckland anchor this part of Franklin County, where the terrain is defined by a dense network of high ridges and narrow stream valleys. The northern border follows the Deerfield River, a major watercourse flanked by the Mohawk Trl and the small settlement of East Charlemont. The landscape is heavily marked by family-named peaks and hollows, such as Hog Mtn, Drake Hill, and the evocative Moonshine Hill.

Local history is preserved in numerous burial grounds, including Leavitt Cem, East Charlemont Cem, and the Ashfield Plain Cem near the town center. The map reveals a transition from the structured villages like South Ashfield and Baptist Corner to the more dispersed homesteads of Dodge Corner and Watson. Hydrographic features like Hillman Ice Pond, Ford Pond, and the Upper Reservoir suggest a long history of water management for local agriculture and small-scale industry across the Hampshire and Franklin County line.