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1965 Map of Nashua South

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Nashua South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Merrimack River serves as the central artery for this cross-border region, flowing through a landscape defined by traditional New England crossroads and growing suburban corridors. In Nashua, the confluence of the Nashua River and Salmon Brook anchors the urban core, where educational and religious institutions like Rivier College and St Josephs Sch stand alongside the Boston and Maine railroad line. Southward, the map details the winding transition from Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, into the Middlesex County towns of Dunstable, Tyngsborough, and Chelmsford.

Rural character is preserved in the numerous named corners and local hills, such as Flints Corner and Scribner Hill, while the F E Everett Turnpike and U S Route 3 signal the era's infrastructure expansion. For genealogists, the map identifies several burial grounds including the Old Dunstable Cem and Sherburne Cem, providing precise locations for family research in these long-settled communities. Large water bodies like Mascuppic Lake and the Lowell-Dracut State Forest highlight the area's significant recreational and natural spaces.