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Massachusetts
Reproductions of old maps of Massachusetts towns, villages and cities. Most of the maps show the family name on each house. Also shown: schools, churches, saw- and grist-mills, shops and factories, livery stables, railroad tracks and stations, etc.
Barnstable County maps are reproduced from the Atlas of Barnstable County published in 1880 by G. H. Walker.
Berkshire County maps are reproduced from the Atlas of Berkshire County published in 1876 by F. W. Beers.
Bristol County maps are reproduced from the Atlas of Bristol County, published in 1871 by F. W. Beers.
Essex County maps are reproduced from the Atlas of Essex County published in 1872 by D. G. Beers.
Franklin County maps are reproduced from the Atlas of Franklin County published in 1871 by F. W. Beers.
Hampshire County maps are reproduced from the Atlas of Hampshire County published in 1873 by F. W. Beers.
Hampden County maps are from the Atlas of Hampden County published in 1870 by F. W. Beers.
Middlesex County maps are from the Atlas of Middlesex County published in 1875 by F. W. Beers.
Norfolk County maps are from the Atlas of Norfolk County published in 1876 by Comstock & Cline.
Plymouth County maps are from the Atlas of Plymouth County published in 1879 by Geo. H. Walker.
Worcester County maps are from the Atlas of Worcester County published in 1870 by F. W. Beers.
Suffolk County maps are from various sources, as noted in each map's description.
Also see our Town Descriptions for Massachusetts. These are excerpts from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts, writtene in 1873 by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the towns as they were then.
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A description of Worcester County published in 1873:
Worcester County was incorporated April 2, 1731, and contains 192,718 inhabitants, with a valuation of $131,022,996. It extends entirely through the State from north to south, and embraces an area of about 1,500 square miles. The surface is undulating, broken, and varied by several prominent elevations. Mount Wachusett, in the town of Princeton, has an atitude of 2,480 feet; Asnebumsket Hill, in Paxton, of 1,407 feet; Hawe;s Hill, in Barre, of 1,284 feet; Tufts Hill, in New Braintree, of 1,179 feet; and Hatchet Hill, in Southbridge, of 1,016 feet, above sea-level.
The principal rivers are the Nashua, flowing north-easterly into the Merrimack; the French and the Blackstone, draining the south-easterly sections of the county; the Chicopee and Miller's River, flowing westerly into the Connecticut River. These streams, together with their numerous tributaries, afford a vast hydraulic power, which is, for the most part, utilized. The county is intersected by various railroad and telegraphic lines, rendering communication with the shire-towns, Worcester and Fitchburg, and also with the other cities of the state and county, easey and immediate.
The geological formation is, for the most part, calcareous and ferruginous gneiss, Merrimack schist, and the St. John's group. In these meta morphic rocks occurs a great variety of curious and interesting minerals. The flora is rich and varied; and the farms, especially in respect to the produce of the dairy, are equal, if not superior, to those of any other county in the State. The county has 865 public schools, six incorporated academies, and one college.
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Spencer map
This historical old Spencer map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Leicester map
This historical old Leicester map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Worcester map
This historical old Worcester map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Shrewsbury map
This historical old map of Shrewsbury was reproduced from the Atlas of Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), published in 1870 by F. W. Beers.
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Northborough map, Westborough map
This historical old Northborough and Westborough map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Southborough map, Southboro map
This historical old Southborough map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Sturbridge map, Southbridge map
This historical old Southbridge and Sturbridge map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Charlton map
This historical old Charlton map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Oxford map
OXFORD MA MAP: This historical old Oxford map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Auburn map, Millbury map
This historical old Millbury and Auburn map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Sutton map
This historical old Sutton map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Grafton map
This historical old Grafton map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Northbridge map
This historical old Northbridge map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Upton map
This historical old Upton map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Milford map
This historical old Milford map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Mendon map
This historical old Mendon map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Dudley map
This historical old Dudley map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Webster map
This historical old Webster map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Douglas map
This historical old Douglas map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Uxbridge map
This historical old Uxbridge map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Blackstone map
This historical old Blackstone map was originally published in 1870 in the Atlas of the Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA), by F. W. Beers. $12.00 - $18.00
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Reproduced from the 1870 Atlas of Worcester County by F. W. Beers.
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Old Maps of New England & New York
