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1946 Map of Hampden

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Hampden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Minnechoag Mountain and Rattlesnake Peak dominate the skyline of this borderland, where the wooded uplands of south-central Massachusetts meet the agricultural valleys of northern Connecticut. Centered on the village of Hampden, the landscape reveals a post-war rural character punctuated by established institutions like Wilbraham Academy and the sprawling State Game Farm. To the west, the suburban expansion of Springfield is visible in the growing street grids of Sixteen Acres and the neighborhood of Baptist Village.

The map captures a specific hydrology and land use pattern just after the mid-1940s, tracing the winding Scantic River and its numerous tributaries such as Watchaug Brook and Thrasher Brook. Genealogists and local historians can locate early burial grounds at Adams Cem and Woodland Dell Cem, while the road network of Somers Rd and Tinkham Road connects the small settlements and crossroads that defined the region before modern interstate development.