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1945 Map of Colchester

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Colchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Colchester serves as the central hub of this 1940s landscape, where several key regional roads converge amidst a patchwork of swamps and hills. The map illustrates a transitional period in eastern Connecticut, showing the village center surrounded by outlying agrarian and residential clusters like Amston and Cherry Corners. Significant wetlands, including Dutton Swamp and McDonald Swamp, dictate the local drainage patterns into the Salmon River and Deep River.

Genealogists can find several family-named landmarks and resting places, such as St Johns Cem, Linwood Cem, and the more remote Long Pond Cem. Water resources appear well-developed for the era, featuring the Deep River Reservoir and Hayward Lake, alongside smaller bodies like Harvey Pond and Pecks Meadow Pond. The presence of the Police Radio Mast and the prominent Water Tank near Halls Hill provides specific navigational landmarks for the mid-century period.