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1960 Map of Worcester South

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Worcester South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Holy Cross College stands prominently on its hill overlooking the industrial corridors of south Worcester during the early 1960s. This period captures the city’s expansion alongside established infrastructure, such as the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad and the Mass Turnpike. The landscape is a dense network of neighborhoods like South Worcester, Jamesville, and Quinsigamond Village, bordered by significant recreational and institutional spaces including University Park and Hadwen Park.

Southward in Auburn and Millbury, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of water bodies and smaller settlements. Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the numerous burial grounds, such as Hope Cemetery, Notre Dame Cemetery, and the Swedish Cem. The map detail reaches into Sutton and Oxford, showing the early footprint of schools like the Clara Barton Sch and the industrial remnants at Millbury Woolshop Pd.