2018 Map of Clayville

About this map

Foster Center and the village of Clayville anchor this study of western Rhode Island, where the landscape is defined by the massive Scituate Reservoir and numerous family burying grounds. The map reveals the intricate network of brooks and swamps that feed into the reservoirs, including Bear Tree Brook and Westconnuag Brook, alongside smaller impoundments like Hopkins Mills Pond. This 2018 survey provides an invaluable resource for genealogists by identifying specific family-named cemeteries such as the Colonel Nathaniel Stone Lot Cem, the Phillips Plot, and the Daniel Howard Lot Cem. Landmarks like the Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge and Ponagansett Bridge signify the traditional architectural character preserved in this rural corridor. From the height of Chopmist Hill to the wetlands of Brush Meadow Swamp, the map documents a region where modern water management systems overlap with historical homesteads and settlements like Chopmist and South Foster.