2015 Map of Townsend

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Townsend and its neighboring villages of West Townsend and Townsend Harbor are defined by the winding course of the Squannacook River in this 2015 study. The landscape transitions from the protected woodland of the Townsend State Forest to the small-town residential patterns that follow the RT-13 and Main St corridors. This modern record details the local geography across the state line into Brookline and West Brookline, New Hampshire, where the Nissitissit River flows past Potanipo Pond. Genealogists and local historians can locate several community burial grounds, including the Hillside Cem, Riverside Cem, and the Townsend Center Cem. The presence of small aviation facilities like the Brookline Airport and Zim Airport among the hills and brooks illustrates the contemporary mixed-use character of this border region.