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1987 Map of Taunton

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Taunton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Taunton and its surrounding villages in Bristol County appear at a moment of modern growth and institutional significance in the late 1980s. The city's northern edge is dominated by Lake Sabbatia and the industrial corridors of the Conrail and Amtrak lines, while the established campus of Wheaton College anchors the town of Norton. To the east, the sprawling Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area provides a stark contrast to the concentrated urban core of Whittenton and Weir Village.

Genealogists will find numerous family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including Mayflower Hill Cemetery, Babbit Cem, and Scotland Cem. The landscape is a mosaic of conservation land like the Rehoboth State Forest and massive water bodies such as Nippenicket Lake and Norton Reservoir. The presence of the Dever State School and regional institutions like Coyle-Cassidy High Sch illustrates the area's role as a major population and service center for southeastern Massachusetts during this era.