This section contains maps of Attleboro and the surrounding area. They will be re-sorted by date from earliest to most current once we have them all posted.

Inscription at bottom right corner of map reads:

"November 29th 1755 Published according to Act by Tho. Jefferys Geographer to his Royal Highness The Prince of Wales near Charing Cross"

This is a great map, it has Attleborough on it, the scale is terrific and the legend  has wonderful detail. One of our favorite pieces.
This is a 1677 map by John Foster. Scale and relationships are a bit skewed but nonetheless a very nice map.
Note : Orientation on this is North to the right !

This map was published on April 3rd 1783, less than 7 years after we achieved Independence. It was published by John Wallis in London, while Attleboro itself is not noted, Taunton is indicated. This entire map covers the whole east coast, I have only sampled the Massachusetts section here. This map is available as a .sid file from the Library of Congress.

This is a railroad survey map from January 1828, by James Haywood. This is a very large map, only about 12" tall but over 4" long. I have clipped the section that shows Attleboro. And the legend sections. The purpose was to show all of the grade and river crossings on the proposed line.
This is an 1832 map from a survey by Joseph Capron. Not a lot of detail here, but still a wonderful and very important document.

This is a small section of an 1878 linen map. It is called Chapin's map of Massachusetts, published by George H Chapin. It is a fold out from the back inside cover of the Gazetteer of Massachusetts. Attleboro is much larger here as it also includes what is now North Attleboro.

1892 Map of Eastern Massachusetts. The image here has been cropped to show Southeastern Massachusetts and the second image is a focus on Attleboro. Noted on the map are Dodgeville, Briggs Corner, Adamsdale, Hebronville and others.
This is a page from the 1891 Atlas of Bristol County. The original atlas is almost 24 x 40 so scanning the page was a trick.
This is part of a page from a Rand McNally Railroad Atlas, this is from the Rhode Island page. The date of this is unknown at this time but the major rail links to Attleboro are complete placing this at least after 1880 ? (your thoughts about a possible date)
1894 Topographical map. Excellent detail includes some surrounding towns.
This is a panorama drawing of Hebronville. While not really  map, it seems to belong here in this section of the site.
This is a 1943 Topo map. excellent detail and some noticeable differences from the 1970's version.
This is a mid 1970's topographic map. Many changes have occurred since this was published.
This is a very early map of Massachusetts. It is available as a .sid file from the Library of Congress. Very few "roads" and still rough but evolving scale and relationships.