2024 Map of Ashfield

About this map

Ashfield and the surrounding hill towns of Franklin County are defined by a complex network of brooks and steep ridges descending toward the Deerfield River corridor. The landscape is dotted with ancestral burial grounds, including the Ashfield Plain Cem and the Old East Buckland Cem, reflecting the early 19th-century settlement patterns of these upland farming communities. Smaller hamlets like Spruce Corner and Baptist Corner anchor the rural road network, while the central village of Ashfield serves as a civic core near the South River. The terrain is punctuated by distinctive heights such as Mary Lyon Hill and Seventy Six Hill, which separate the various watersheds. This modern survey shows how the historic Mohawk Trl continues to track the river valley, maintaining a vital connection through the northern reaches of the quadrangle.