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1944 Map of West Springfield

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of West Springfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Provin Mountain and the Metacomet Ridge define the vertical spine of this mid-century landscape, separating the industrial centers of Westfield and West Springfield from the agricultural borders of Southwick and Suffield. The Westfield River carves a winding path through the northern half of the sheet, followed closely by the Boston & Albany RR. This corridor is punctuated by specialized institutions, including the Westfield State Sanatorium and a riverside sewage filters plant.

Local history is preserved in small, rural corners such as Frog Hole, Johnson Corner, and Shea Corner. The transition from Massachusetts into Connecticut is marked by the shifting character of the land, where the upland ridges of Huckleberry Mountain give way to the dispersed homesteads and schools of Hastings Hill. Notable landmarks like the Monastery in West Springfield and the Hampden County Training Sch offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in this border region.