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2018 Map of Monson

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Monson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Monson serves as the central hub of this Massachusetts-Connecticut borderland, where the Chicopee Brook corridor dictates the north-south orientation of the valley's development. Settlement patterns radiate from Monson Center and South Monson into a landscape defined by an unusual concentration of small-scale water management features, including the Chicopee Brook Reservoir, Calkins Pond, and Smith Pond. The eastern and western flanks are sharply contained by prominent elevations such as Flynt Mtn, Pinnacle Peak, and Peaked Mtn, which separate the central valley from rural clusters like Colton Hollow and West Hill.

A strong genealogical record is preserved across the terrain, with family and community legacy marked at Hillside Cem, Bethany Cem, and the Main Street Cem. The industrial heritage of the area is rooted in sites like South Factory Village, while the southern portion of the map transitions into the wooded hills of Stafford, Connecticut, where Crow Hill Brook and Alden Brook flow through a more sparsely settled landscape near the State Line.