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1963 Map of Newtown

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Newtown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Lake Lillinonah and the Housatonic River dominate this Fairfield County landscape, carving a deep valley that separates Southbury from Newtown. The mid-1960s geography reveals a region of institutional importance, featuring the sprawling grounds of the Fairfield State Hospital and the Southbury Training Sch near South Britain. The tracks of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad cut through the center of the sheet, serving the communities of Hawleyville and Sandy Hook.

Genealogists can find several established burial grounds, including Lands End Cem and Newtown Village Cem. The map illustrates a period of local development with the presence of Newtown High Sch and recreational spaces like George C Waldo State Park and Dickinson Mem Park. The rugged terrain is punctuated by significant heights such as Taunton Hill and Obtuse Hill, overlooking smaller water bodies like Taunton Pond.