Maps

Many old maps of Colrain may be viewed on http://www.old-maps.com/:

Coleraine (1858):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_towns/franklin_towns/fk58/COLRAIN_1858_web.jpg

Coleraine (1871), with detailed inset maps of Coleraine Centre, Griswoldville, and Foundry Village/Lyonsville:  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_towns/franklin_towns/fk71/COLRAIN_1871_wb.jpg

USGS Topographic map (1894) (Town boundaries are not shown on this map): http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_download_fk_towns/fk_oldtopos/05COL_1894_usgs_wb.jpg


Modern road map of Colrain:  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/franklin_JonesMaps/05-col-dhj.jpg

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Old-Maps.com also has sets of same-size old town maps which are easier to overlay and compare when doing historical research. There is a complete set of these maps available to use at the Griswold Memorial Library. The set includes:
  1. Colrain circa 1780 (Ruby Austin's Lot Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/index.html
  2. Colrain 2001 (GIS Road Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_2001_GIS-wb2.jpg.JPG
  3. Colrain 1830 (Leonard Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1830_Arch_Leonard-wb2.jpg.JPG
  4. Colrain circa 1800 (Colrain Sites):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1800_Town_Sites-wb2.jpg.JPG
  5. Colrain 1798 (Munn Revised Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1798_Archives_Munn-wb2.jpg.JPG
  6. Colrain 1794 (Munn Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1794_Munn-wb2.jpg.JPG
  7. Colrain 1759 (Lotting Plan):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1759_Lotting-wb2.jpg.JPG
  8. Colrain 1924 (County Roads Index Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1924_Co_Rds-wb2.jpg.JPG
  9. Colrain 1832 (Hoyt County Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1832_Hoyt-wb2.jpg.JPG
  10. Colrain 1871 (Beers Atlas):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1871_Beers-wb2.jpg.JPG
  11. Colrain 1844 (Borden State Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1844_Borden-wb2.jpg.JPG
  12. Colrain 1909 (Richards Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1909_Richards-wb2.jpg.JPG
  13. Colrain 1858 (Walling Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1858_Walling-wb2.jpg.JPG
  14. Colrain 1974/1978 (Topographic Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1974-98_USGS-wb2.jpg.JPG
  15. Colrain 1894 (Old Topographic Map):  http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_Franklin_Overlays/franklin_50s/05_COL_FINALS_50_DPI/images/fullsize/fn_COL_1894_USGS-wb2.jpg.JPG
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