2018 Map of Essex

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Essex Village and the historic landing points of the Connecticut River dominate this modern survey of the lower river valley. The landscape transitions from the dense maritime settlements of Old Saybrook and Westbrook on the Long Island Sound to the wooded hills and interior industrial villages of Ivoryton and Centerbrook. Waterways like the Patchogue River and Menunketesuck River define the shoreline, where Grove Beach and Saybrook Manor stand as established coastal communities. Genealogists will find a concentration of burial grounds including Riverview Cem and Winthrop Cem recorded alongside longstanding landmarks like Book Hill and Cheney Hill. The geography reveals a complex network of coastal islands and rocks, from Salt Island to Thatchbed Island, underscoring the area's enduring relationship with its tidal estuaries and seafaring past.