Worcester County Maps
Manuscript Plan of Worcester County – 1785 – Pen and ink map by Rufus Putnam
Worcester County – 1844 – Borden
Worcester County Maps – 1857 – Henry F. Walling
Worcester County Map – 1866 – Dockham
Brookfield Maps
Brookfield 1830 – Stebbins
South Brookfield 1857 – Walling
Town of Brookfield 1870 – Beers
Brookfield 1880 Railroad Station Plat
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker PDF Format
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – Flicker Format
Town of Brookfield 1898 – Richards
Sanborn Insurance Maps B & W- Brookfield – 1893-1928
Sanborn Insurance Maps – Color – Library of Congress
North Brookfield Maps
North Brookfield Land Grants Overlay on Google
North Brookfield 1857 – Walling
North Brookfield Town Center 1857 – Walling
North Brookfield Town Center 1870 – Beers
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – PDF format
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – Flicker Format
East Brookfield Maps
East Brookfield Land Grants – History of East Brookfield – Dr. Louis E. Roy
East Brookfield Land Grants – Roy – North – Overlaid on Google
East Brookfield Land Grants – Roy – South – Overlaid on Google
East Brookfield 1857 – Walling
East Brookfield Railroad Station Plat
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – PDF format
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – Flicker Format
West Brookfield Maps
West Brookfield 1857 – Walling
West Brookfield Center 1857 – Walling
West Brookfield Center 1870 – Beers
West Brookfield Train Station Plat
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – PDF format
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – Flicker Format
Warren Maps
3 Brookfields & Warren 1898 – Richards
New Braintree Maps
New Braintree Center 1857 – Walling
Online GIS Services
MassMapper: Mass GIS’s Online Mapping Tool (will load on new page)
USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer (will load on new page)
USGS National Map Viewer with multiple Data Overlays (will load on new page)
Historic Maps Available Online
Manuscript Plan of Worcester County, 30 March 1785 – Pen and ink map by Rufus Putnam
Massachusetts State Library Scanned Atlases – Flicker
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – Flicker Quick View
1885 Atlas of the Brookfields – George H. Walker – PDF format
Ward Maps LLC – Historical Maps
David Rumsey Map Collection – Brookfield, MA
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library
Robert W. Wilder Maps and Videos
Robert W. Wilder (1933 – 2015) was a renowned Brookfield area historian and mapmaker. He worked for many years researching and creating these maps to illustrate the historical and geological development of the area.
The originals of these numbered maps are in the collection of the Merrick Public Library. A number of his talks and presentations on the history of the area have been videotaped and are available here and on YouTube.