1977 Map of Westport

About this map

The East Branch and West Branch of the Westport River dominate this coastal landscape, flowing south through a network of family-named corners and small settlements toward Buzzards Bay. This 1970s revision, based on earlier surveys and updated aerial photography, captures the inland community at Head of Westport and the historic fishing and maritime character of Westport Point. The map details a transition from the agricultural interior, marked by the Town Forest and numerous crossroads like Handy Four Corners, to the recreational shoreline at Horseneck Beach State Reservation. Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy landforms such as Cadman Neck and Jessies Neck, as well as established burial grounds like Linden Grove Cem. The distinct coastal geography is further defined by several tidal ponds, including Cockeast Pond and Allens Pond, protected from the open waters of Rhode Island Sound by narrow barrier beaches.