2024 Map of Essex

About this map

Essex Village and the historic riverfronts of the Connecticut River define this coastal survey of Middlesex County. The landscape is dense with genealogical markers, from the Old Burying Ground and Cypress Cem near the shore to the Winthrop Cem in the northwestern hills. Inland, the industrial and civic centers of Ivoryton and Deep River Center are linked by a network of historic thoroughfares including the Middlesex Tpke and Old Deep River Rd. Along the Sound, the Stewart B McKinney National Wildlife Refuge preserves critical marshlands and islands like Duck Island and Menunketesuck Island. The map documents the persistent settlement patterns of coastal Connecticut, where small villages like Westbrook and Saybrook Manor transition into the tidal complexity of the Patchogue River and Menunketesuck River estuaries.