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1921 Map of Burrillville

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Burrillville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Industrial mill villages and scattered hill farms define the northern Rhode Island landscape in this tactical survey compiled by the Corps of Engineers. Settlements such as Harrisville, Pascoag, and Slatersville are shown at a time when their textile economies were deeply integrated with the region’s complex water network. The map reveals the extensive reliance on reservoirs like Wilson Reservoir and Pascoag Reservoir to power local industry, while smaller hamlets like Mohegan and Nasonville line the Clear River.

The terrain is a mix of granite-strewn summits and densely packed wooded ridges, from Chopmist Hill in the south to Sayles Hill in the east. Numerous family-named landmarks, including Tourtellotte Hill and Durfee Hill, provide excellent genealogical data for tracing early 20th-century landholdings. In the southeastern portion of the quadrangle, the growing residential and mill centers of Greenville and Georgiaville appear alongside the Waterman Reservoir, highlighting the transition from purely agricultural uses to more diverse industrial and suburban developments.