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1942 Map of Tiverton

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Tiverton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Sakonnet River dominates the western coastline of this Rhode Island and Massachusetts borderlands survey, defining the eastern edge of Aquidneck Island and the coastal settlements of Tiverton and Little Compton. The landscape is a network of coastal ponds and narrow necks, including Nannaquaket Neck and the tidal Quaket River. Inland, the terrain is shaped by numerous family-named landmarks and water bodies like Simmons Pond and Grays Mill Pond, reflecting a late-depression era rural economy still centered on small villages and agricultural crossroads.

Local landmarks such as Stone Sch and the community at Little Compton Commons provide valuable points for genealogical research. The map captures the infrastructure of the early 1940s, from the developed waterfront at Portsmouth Park to the quieter reaches of Quicksand Pond on the Massachusetts line. Small streams like Sin and Flesh Bk and White Wine Brook drain the interior hills, such as Windmill Hill and Nootas Hill, which stand above the coastal plains.