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1946 Map of Stafford Springs

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

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Stafford Springs serves as the industrial and transportation hub of this mid-1940s landscape, where the Central Vermont Railway and the Willimantic River converge. The topography is defined by significant ridges like Tolland Hill and Crow Hill, which separate the river valleys from rural upland settlements. This era shows a community deeply rooted in its local history, evidenced by numerous burial grounds including Hillside Cem and Old Stafford Street Cem.

To the west, Crystal Lake and Aborn Brook mark the boundary with Ellington, while the southern reaches near West Willington transition into the marshy lowlands of the Skungamaug River. The network of roads, such as the Buckley Highway and Tolland Turnpike, illustrates the early post-war connectivity between the manufacturing centers and the surrounding agricultural hills of Tolland and Willington counties.