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1938 Map of Niantic

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Niantic
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The Niantic River serves as the focal point of this 1930s coastal survey, dividing the townships of East Lyme and Waterford. This era shows a landscape defined by seasonal beach communities and early twentieth-century infrastructure. Numerous summer settlements like Black Point Beach Club, Attawan Beach, and Pleasure Beach line the shores of Niantic Bay, while the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad tracks parallel the coastline, connecting established hubs like Niantic and Waterford.

Social and civic life is anchored by local institutions such as Stone Church, the State Sanatorium on Great Neck, and various schools like Niantic Center Sch. Further inland, the map captures the transition from shoreline recreation to agricultural and early industrial activity, including a Quarry near Millstone Pt and the quiet waters of Pattaganset Lake. The presence of several cemeteries, including Union Cem, and the defunct Waterford Sta provide valuable geographic markers for genealogical research.