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2012 Map of Springfield North

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Springfield North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Chicopee River and the Connecticut River define the industrial and residential geography of this region, meeting near the historic textile and paper manufacturing hubs of South Hadley Falls and Chicopee Falls. This 2012 survey illustrates the dense suburbanization and institutional growth across northern Hampden County, featuring major campuses like Holyoke Community College and Elms College. The map reveals a complex landscape of water management and recreation, from the Chicopee Reservoir and Lake Lorraine to the Van Horn Park Upper Pond.

Military and transportation infrastructure remains central to the area's layout, dominated by the massive footprint of the Westover Air Reserve Base Metropolitan Airport. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is particularly valuable for its precise documentation of numerous denominational and community burial grounds, including Saint Patricks Cem, Sainte Rose Cem, and the Polish National Cem. The rail history of the area is represented at Athol Junction, where routes converged to serve the mills of Indian Orchard and Fiberloid.