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1946 Map of Winchendon

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Winchendon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Winchendon serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this mid-1940s landscape, situated where the Boston and Maine railroad intersects the flow of the Millers River. This survey captures the region's complex water-powered heritage, with numerous mill ponds and reservoirs like Whitney Pond and Whites Mill Pond supporting a cluster of satellite industrial hamlets including Winchendon Springs, Waterville, and Bullardville.

The map also delineates the state boundary between New Hampshire and Massachusetts, showing the transition from the hills of Fitzwilliam and Rindge down into Worcester County. Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed placement of rural landmarks such as Robbins Cem, Hillside Cem, and School No 1, alongside family-named terrain like Benjamin Hill and Beebe Hill. The layout of the road network, including the old Royalston Road and New Boston Rd, reveals the historic connectivity between these woodworking and textile manufacturing centers.