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1946 Map of Northfield

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Northfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

The Connecticut River bisects this New England landscape, defining the boundaries and economic life of Northfield and its surrounding hill country in the mid-1940s. The region is marked by prominent educational institutions, including the Northfield Seminary and the Northfield School near Mt Hermon, which sit amidst a series of fertile terraces like Beers Plain and Great Meadow. Transportation is anchored by the crossing of the Boston and Maine Railroad and the Central Vermont Railway, which meet near the Vermont state line at South Vernon.

Away from the river valley, the terrain rises sharply into the Bald Hills and toward Crag Mtn, where the land is dotted with localized landmarks like Satan's Kingdom and the Northfield State Forest. For genealogists, the map identifies several burial grounds including Center Cem and Coller Cem, alongside numerous rural schools such as School No 3 and Dickinson Hall, reflecting the established social fabric of Franklin County at this time.