1953 Map of Colchester

About this map

Colchester serves as the central hub of this mid-century New London County survey, where the historic Bacon Academy and Linwood Cem mark the established town center. The landscape is defined by its transition from organized settlement to the dense wetlands of Dutton Swamp and Whittlesey Swamp. Roads like the Old Hartford Road and New London Road converge here, tracing older thoroughfares that connected the interior of Connecticut. To the south, the waters of Lake Hayward and Deep River Reservoir indicate the region's importance for recreation and water resources. The map captures a series of named crossroads such as Cherry Corners, Avery Corner, and the evocatively named Hellwill Corner, which provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracking family landholdings and rural development patterns during the early 1950s.