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1944 Map of Georgetown

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Georgetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Dummer Academy stands in the northeast corner of this Essex County landscape, anchoring a region defined by the winding course of the Parker River and the Boston and Maine railroad. The 1944 survey illustrates a transition from the village centers of Georgetown and Topsfield to the heavily wooded and marshy reaches of the Georgetown Rowley State Forest. Local genealogy and land-use history are evident in the numerous family-named landmarks like Kinsman Corner, Dole Corner, and Leightons Corner, alongside the quiet corners of Harmony Cem and Union Cem.

Water plays a central role in the terrain, from the Ipswich River in the south to the Bull Brook Reservoir and Dow Brook Reservoir in the east. The map records a pre-interstate era where local travel relied on named thoroughfares like Linebrook Road and Haverhill Road, connecting small settlements like South Byfield (P O) and Linebrook across the glacial drumlins of Hunsley Hills and Prospect Hill.