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1987 Map of Hillsboro Upper Village

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Hillsboro Upper Village
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Hillsboro Upper Village and the high ground of southern Merrimack County define this late 20th-century landscape. The map highlights the traditional settlement patterns of central New Hampshire, with Hillsboro Center and Bradford Center serving as historic focal points amidst a terrain of prominent elevations like Rowes Hill and Mt Misery. The water network is particularly dense here, featuring the expansive Lake Massasecum in the north and the winding Contoocook River in the southeast corner.

Conservation areas such as the Fox State Forest and the Farrar Marsh State Wildlife Management Area preserve significant portions of the landscape from development. Genealogists and local historians can locate several Cem sites and old homesteads connected by a network of brooks, including Beards Brook and Shedd Brook. The presence of a Gravel Pit and various small ponds like Contention Pond suggests a mix of local industry and recreational land use typical of the region during the 1980s.