2024 Map of Marlborough

About this map

Marlborough and the surrounding Tolland County landscape are defined by a complex network of brooks and ridges, centered on the drainage of the Blackledge River and Fawn Brook. The settlement pattern follows the high ground, with historic centers like Gilead and Terramuggus connected by a web of old thoroughfares including Hebron Rd and Boston Hill Rd. A striking number of small family and community burial grounds are preserved across the quadrangle, from the John Tom Hill Cem in the northwest to the Burrows Hill Cem and Century Cem further south. These sites, along with landmarks like John Tom Hill and Burnt Hill, provide essential reference points for those tracing local lineages or the early 18th-century agrarian layout. The terrain is notably water-rich, featuring numerous basins such as Diamond Lake, Tinker Pond, and the expansive Bishop Swamp.