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1955 Map of Blandford

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Blandford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Blandford and North Blandford occupy a landscape shaped by early transportation routes and modern engineering. The General Knox Stage Road and General Knox Stage Trail cut through the hills, marking the path of 18th-century transit, while the newly added Massachusetts Turnpike and its Service Facilities signal the shift toward high-speed mid-century travel. To the north, the Boston and Albany railroad follows the curve of the West Br Westfield River through Huntington.

Water management dominates the southern terrain, where the Cobble Mountain Reservoir and Borden Brook Reservoir submerge former valleys. Genealogists can locate family-named markers like Warfield Cem near the reservoir edge or North Blandford Cem further north. The map also identifies industrial sites such as a Gravel Quarry near Negro Brook, set within the expansive tracts of the Blandford State Forest.