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1977 Map of Northfield

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Northfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the central artery of this New England landscape, where the tri-state borders of Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire converge. The town of Northfield and its neighboring settlements like East Northfield and West Northfield are defined by the broad agricultural flats of Pauchaug Meadow and Beers Plain. During this era, the rail corridor remains a vital presence, with the Central Vermont and Boston and Maine lines serving stops such as East Northfield Station and Mt Hermon Station.

Institutional footprints are prominent, including the Mt Hermon campus and the Pioneer Valley Regional Sch. The terrain rises sharply away from the river valley into the wooded heights of the Northfield State Forest and Warwick State Forest. Smaller landmarks like St Marys Cem and the Community Ch provide essential touchpoints for genealogists tracing the social fabric of these valley communities in the late 1970s.