Soil Survey of Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts
The soils of both Hampden County and Hampshire County were surveyed in three parts: an Eastern part, a Western part, and a Central part.
Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Eastern Part
Communities of Hampden, Eastern Part: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, and Wales
Communities of Hampshire, Eastern Part: Belchertown, Pelham, Ware, Monson, and Wales
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Issued: April 1989
Author: Eric I. Swenson
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:25,000 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres.
Base Map Imagery: Black and White orthophotography flown in 1976
List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soil List
Hydrologic Soils Group List
Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part
Communities of Hampden, Western Part: Blanford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, and Tolland
Communities of Hampshire, Western Part: Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, and Worthington
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Issued: December 1995
Author: Richard J. Scanu
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:25,000 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres.
Base Map Imagery: Black and White orthophotography flown in 1975 to 1980
List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soil List
Hydrologic Soils Group List
Hampden County, Central Part
Communities of Hampden, Central Part: Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Palmer, Southwick, Springfield, Westfield, West Springfield, and Wilbraham
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Issued: May 1978
Authors: John R. Mott and Eric I. Swenson
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:15,840 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres.
Base Map Imagery: Unrectified Black and White aerial photography flown in 1970.
List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soil List
Hydrologic Soils Group List
Hampshire County, Central Part
Communities of Hampshire, Central Part: Amherst, Easthampton, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Southampton, South Hadley, and Williamsburg
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Issued: December 1981
Author: Eric I. Swenson
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:15,840 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres.
Base Map Imagery: Unrectified Black and White aerial photography flown in 1977.
List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soil List
Hydrologic Soils Group List
