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.