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1948 Map of Plainfield

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Plainfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The town of Plainfield and the village of West Hawley anchor this high-elevation landscape in the late 1940s, where Berkshire, Franklin, and Hampshire counties meet. The terrain is marked by a network of upland brooks including Black Brook, Chickley River, and Swift River that drain the slopes of Hawks Mountain and Forge Hill. This period shows a rural community still reliant on local infrastructure, evidenced by the numerous district schoolhouses like Brier Sch, North Sch, and Bozrah Sch.

Family names are deeply integrated into the landscape, found in sites like Ingraham Cem and Kings Corner. Notable water features such as Hallockville Pond and Windsor Pond are interconnected by old roads like Savoy Rd and Main St. The map records a moment before the widespread consolidation of rural services, preserving the location of the Windsor Jambs Schoolhouse and the small hamlet of South Hawley.