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1987 Map of Bradford

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Bradford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The town of Bradford serves as a focal point for this late 20th-century survey of Merrimack County, where the landscape is defined by its glacial lakes and the winding course of the Warner River. The map captures the rural character of the region as it appeared in the 1980s, documenting clustered settlements like South Sutton, North Sutton, and the small community at Melvin Mills. The abundance of water bodies, including Kezar Lake, Blaisdell Lake, and Lake Massasecum, illustrates a geography dominated by recreation and conservation.

Protected lands are a significant feature of this quadrangle, with Wadleigh State Park and Bradford Pines State Forest highlighting the preservation of the area's natural environment. For genealogists and local historians, the placement of various Cem markers and family-named landmarks like Dresser Hills and Poor Farm Hill offers specific coordinates for tracing 19th-century land use and settlement patterns that persisted into the modern era.