2024 Map of Williamsburg

About this map

Williamsburg and the surrounding hill country of the Franklin and Hampshire border region are defined by a complex drainage network feeding the Mill River. This modern topographic survey illustrates how the industrial past, evidenced by the Brass Millpond and Williamsburg Station, has transitioned into a landscape of water management and recreation. Large water bodies like the Northampton Reservoir and Roaring Brook Reservoir dominate the central valleys, while the Williamsburg/Haydenville Bikeway Trl follows the old transit corridors. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the numerous burial grounds documented, including the Old Village Hill Cem, Whately Center Cem, and the remote Boyden Cem. The map tracks the steep elevation changes from High Ridge down to the settlement at Whately, showing how modern roads like Conway Rd and Haydenville Rd navigate the same gaps used by early settlers near Searsville and Westbrook.