1940 Map of Medfield

About this map

The Charles River winds through a landscape of wetlands and wooded hills in this pre-war study of Norfolk County. The central town of Medfield serves as a local hub, supported by the New Haven and Hartford RR which intersects at Medfield Junction near the sprawling grounds of the Medfield State Hospital. To the west, the village of Millis sits near the Maple Swamp, while the southern reaches show the industrial and residential development of Walpole and West Walpole. Local recreation and sport are evident at the Norfolk Hunt Club, situated amidst the undulating terrain of Noanet Peak and Powisset Peak. For genealogists, the map clearly identifies several burial grounds including Pine Hill Cem and Vine Lake Cem, alongside small named water bodies like Bogastow Pond and Highland Lake that defined the early 20th-century character of these Massachusetts towns.