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1955 Map of East Killingly

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of East Killingly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

East Killingly serves as a central hub in this mid-century topographic record of the borderlands between Windham Co and Providence Co. The landscape is defined by a complex network of water bodies and reservoirs, such as Eddy Pray Reservoir, Middle Reservoir, and Killingly Pond, which supported the mills and industry of the Fivemile River and Whetstone Brook valleys. Moving east across the state line into Rhode Island, the terrain rises toward Jerimoth Hill and Mt Hygeia, while the southern reaches transition into the wetlands of Balm of Gilead Swamp and Honeypot Swamp.

Smaller settlements and rural junctions like South Killingly, Ballouville, and North Sterling are meticulously documented, connected by historic thoroughfares like Hartford Pike and Danielson Pike. Local landmarks, including the North Foster Ch and various family-named hills like Chestnut Hill and Cucumber Hill, offer valuable touchpoints for genealogists and local historians studying the mid-1950s cultural geography of the Killingly and Foster regions.