Soil Survey of Essex County, Massachusetts
The soils of Essex County were surveyed in two parts, a Northern part and a Southern part.
Essex County, Northern Part
Communities of Northern Part: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, and West Newbury
Issued: February 1981
Authors: Donald C. Fuller and Charles F. Hotz
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:15,840 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres.
Fieldwork conducted between 1966 and 1977
Base Map Imagery: Unrectified Black and White aerial photography flown in 1977
Soil Survey Area: 210,039 acres
List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soil List
Hydrologic Soil Group List
Download the 1981 Soil Survey of Essex County, Northern Part in PDF format
Essex County, Southern Part
Communities of Northern Part: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, and Wenham
Issued: May 1984
Authors: Donald C. Fuller and Everette L. Francis
Fieldwork conducted in 1981
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:15,840 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres
Base Map Imagery: Black and White orthophotography flown in 1977
Soil Survey Area: 152,011 acres
List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soil List
Hydrologic Soil Group List
Download the Soil Survey of Essex County, Southern Part in PDF format
