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2012 Map of Webster

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Webster and Dudley define the heart of this landscape, where the French River and Quinebaug River historically powered New England’s industrial expansion. In the early 21st century, these waters sustain a dense cluster of named neighborhoods and mill villages, including Merino Village, Chaseville, and Fennerville. The campus of Nichols College sits atop a rise near the town center, surrounded by local landmarks like the Nichols Golf Course and the Corbin Cem.

Rural character persists in the west and north, punctuated by aviation and recreation at the Dresser Hill Airport and Buffumville Lake. Family-named peaks like Dresser Hill and Blood Hill rise above a series of smaller water bodies such as Pierpoint Meadow Pond and Shepherd Pond. Local history researchers will find several well-documented burial grounds, including the Northwest Cem and Dresser Cem, alongside small riverfront settlements like Fabyan and Wilsonville that line the state border.