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2015 Map of Manchester

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Manchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Manchester and its surrounding villages are characterized by a dense suburban and industrial network where the Hockanum River and its numerous tributaries, such as Bigelow Brook and Lydall Brook, converge. The landscape is a complex weave of residential developments like Mayberry Village and Oxford Village alongside institutional anchors including Manchester Community College and Goodwin College. In the northern reaches, the area near East Windsor Hill and Wapping retains a different character, marked by a high concentration of established burial grounds like the East Windsor Hill Cemetery and Rye Street Cemetery.

Transportation infrastructure dominates the central corridor, where the intersection of major roadways shapes the growth of Buckland and Hilliardville. While much of the land is developed, natural elevations like Tudor Hill and Wickham Hill provide topographical relief. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating smaller neighborhood designations and elderly housing developments such as Wapping Mews Elderly Housing and Flax Hill Elderly Housing, reflecting the community's mid-century and modern expansion.