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1946 Map of South Sandisfield

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of South Sandisfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Sandisfield State Forest and the surrounding Berkshire highlands define this 1940s landscape, where small villages are connected by a network of rural routes like Hartford Road and Viets Road. The map documents established settlements including Southfield, Montville, and Sandisfield, alongside the cross-border hamlets of North Norfolk and West Norfolk in Connecticut. These communities are anchored by local landmarks such as the Chapel near the state line and the YMCA Camp on Harmon Pond.

Water and terrain dominate the local economy and geography, from the heights of Woodruff Mountain to the many reservoirs and swamps like East Indies Pond and Thousand Acre Swamp. Genealogists will find significant value in the placement of small burial grounds, including the Huxley Cem and Palmer Cem, providing a precise record of these rural communities before later twentieth-century development. The intersection of the Blackberry River and Whiting River near the southern border illustrates the drainage patterns that shaped early settlement in the Litchfield and Berkshire hills.