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1950 Map of East Killingly

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of East Killingly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Connecticut-Rhode Island border defines this 1943 survey, marking the intersection of the towns of Killingly, Sterling, Glocester, and Foster. The landscape is characterized by a series of north-south running ridges and a complex network of brooks and reservoirs that supported local mills and agriculture. Settlements like East Killingly and Ballouville sit along the winding Fivemile River and Whetstone Brook, while the higher ground is punctuated by landmarks such as Mashentuck Mountain and Jerimoth Hill.

Transport through these wooded uplands was anchored by major historical thoroughfares including the Hartford Pike, Danielson Pike, and Central Pike. For the genealogist or local historian, the map preserves the locations of numerous small country schools like the Valley Sch and Mt Hygeia Sch, alongside family burial grounds such as the Fiske Cem and Paine Cem, documenting the rural social fabric of the Windham and Providence county borderlands.