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1939 Map of Easthampton

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Easthampton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Easthampton and Northampton serve as the primary industrial and civic hubs in this late 1930s landscape, where the Manhan River and Mill River carve through the valley floor. The map captures a high density of institutional history, from the U S Veterans Hospital and the County Sanatorium to the extensive State Hospital grounds. Transportation is dominated by the intersecting routes of the Boston and Maine and New York New Haven and Hartford railroads, which facilitated the growth of local industries near Lower Mill Pond and Nashawannuck Pond.

Beyond the urban centers, the terrain rises sharply into the Mineral Hills and Sawmill Hills Brook drainage, where smaller hamlets like Loudville and West Farms retain a rural character. Distinctive local landmarks include the religious enclave at Laurel Park and the prominent heights of Mt Tom and Goat Peak in the southeast. Genealogists will find significant detail in the numerous burial grounds, including Spring Grove Cemetery, Stanislaus Cem, and St Mary Cem.