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Status of Soil Surveys for Towns in Massachusetts

The following is a list of towns in Massachusetts and the soil survey area in which they are located.  Please refer any requests for soil survey information to the appropriate field office.  If you need more specific soils information, the field office will refer you to the appropriate soil scientist.  Thank you.

Status of soil survey by town

TOWN

 SURVEY AREA PUBLICATION STATUS FIELD OFFICE TELEPHONE #
Abington Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Acton Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Acushnet Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Adams Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Agawam Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Alford Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Amesbury Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Amherst Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Andover Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Arlington Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Ashburnham Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Ashby Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Ashfield Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Ashland Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Athol Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Attleboro Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Auburn Worcester South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Avon Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Ayer Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Barnstable Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Barre Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Becket Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Bedford Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Belchertown Hampshire East published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Bellingham Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Belmont Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Berkley Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Berlin Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Bernardston Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Beverly Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Billerica Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Blackstone Worcester South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Blandford Hampden West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Bolton Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Boston Suffolk published Westford (978) 692-1904
Bourne Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Boxboro Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Boxford Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Boylston Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Braintree Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Brewster Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Bridgewater Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Brimfield Hampden East published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Brockton Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Brookfield Worcester South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Brookline Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Buckland Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Burlington Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Cambridge Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Canton Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Carlisle Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Carver Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Charlemont Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Charlton Worcester South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Chatham Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Chelmsford Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Chelsea Suffolk published Westford (978) 692-1904
Cheshire Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Chester Hampden West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Chesterfield Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Chicopee Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Chilmark Dukes published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Clarksburg Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Clinton Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Cohasset Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Colrain Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Concord Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Conway Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Cummington Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Dalton Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Danvers Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Dartmouth Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Dedham Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Deerfield Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Dennis Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Dighton Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Dorchester Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Douglas Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Dover Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Dracut Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Dudley Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Dunstable Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Duxbury Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
East Bridgewater Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
East Brookfield Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
East Longmeadow Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Eastham Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Easthampton Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Easton Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Edgartown Dukes published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Egremont Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Erving Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Essex Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Everett Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Fairhaven Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Fall River Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Falmouth Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Fitchburg Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Florida Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Foxboro Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Framingham Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Franklin Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Freetown Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Gardner Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Gay Head Dukes published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Georgetown Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Gill Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Gloucester Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Goshen Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Gosnold Dukes published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Grafton Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Granby Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Granville Hampden West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Great Barrington Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Greenfield Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Groton Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Groveland Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Hadley Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Halifax Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Hamilton Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Hampden Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Hancock Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Hanover Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Hanson Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Hardwick Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Harvard Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Hatfield Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Haverhill Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Hawley Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Heath Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Hingham Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Hinsdale Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Holbrook Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-796
Holden Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Holland Hampden East published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Holliston Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Holyoke Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Hopedale Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Hopkinton Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Hubbardston Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Hudson Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Hull Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Huntington Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Ipswich Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Kingston Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Lakeville Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Lancaster Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Lanesboro Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Lawrence Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Lee Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Leicester Worcester  South pending Holden (413) 829-4477
Lenox Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Leominster Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Leverett Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Lexington Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Leyden Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Lincoln Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Littleton Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Longmeadow Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Lowell Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Ludlow Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Lunenburg Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Lynn Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Lynnfield Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Malden Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Manchester Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Mansfield Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Marblehead Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Marion Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Marlborough Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Marshfield Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Mashpee Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Mattapoisett Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Maynard Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Medfield Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Medford Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Medway Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Melrose Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Mendon Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Merrimac Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Methuen Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Middleboro Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Middlefield Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Middleton Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Milford Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Millbury Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Millis Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Millville Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Milton Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Monroe Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Monson Hampden East published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Montague Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Monterey Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Montgomery Hampden West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Mt. Washington Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Nahant Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Nantucket Nantucket published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Natick Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Needham Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
New Ashford Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
New Bedford Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
New Braintree Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
New Marlborough Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
New Salem Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Newbury Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Newburyport Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Newton Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Norfolk Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
North Adams Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
North Andover Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
North Attleboro Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
North Brookfield Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
North Reading Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Northampton Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Northborough Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Northbridge Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Northfield Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Norton Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Norwell Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Norwood Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Oak Bluffs Dukes published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Oakham Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Orange Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Orleans Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Otis Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Oxford Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Palmer Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Paxton Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Peabody Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Pelham Hampshire East published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Pembroke Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Pepperell Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Peru Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Petersham Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Philipston Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Pittsfield Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Plainfield Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Plainville Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Plymouth Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Plympton Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Princeton Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Provincetown Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Quincy Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Randolph Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Raynham Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Reading Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Rehoboth Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Revere Suffolk published Westford (978) 692-1904
Richmond Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Rochester Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Rockland Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Rockport Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Rowe Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Rowley Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Royalston Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Russell Hampden West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Rutland Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Salem Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Salisbury Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Sandisfield Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Sandwich Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Saugus Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Savoy Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Scituate Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Seekonk Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Sharon Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Sheffield Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Shelburne Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Sherborn Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Shirley Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Shrewsbury Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Shutesbury Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Somerset Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Somerville Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
South Hadley Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Southampton Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Southborough Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Southbridge Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Southwick Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Spencer Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Springfield Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Sterling Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Stockbridge Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Stoneham Middlesex pending Westford (9780 692-1904
Stoughton Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Stowe Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Sturbridge Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Sudbury Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Sunderland Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Sutton Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Swampscott Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
Swansea Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Taunton Bristol North published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Templeton Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Tewksbury Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Tisbury Dukes published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Tolland Hampden West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Topsfield Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Townsend Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Tyringham Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Upton Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Uxbridge Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Wakefield Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Wales Hampden East published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Walpole Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Waltham Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Ware Hampshire East published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Wareham Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Warren Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
Warwick Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Washington Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Watertown Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Wayland Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Webster Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Wellesley Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Wellfleet Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Wendell Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Wenham Essex South published Westford (978) 692-1904
West Boylston Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
West Bridgewater Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
West Brookfield Worcester  South published Holden (508) 829-4477
West Newbury Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
West Springfield Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
West Stockbridge Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
West Tisbury Dukes published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Westborough Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Westfield Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Westford Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Westhampton Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Westminster Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Weston Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Westport Bristol South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Westwood Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Weymouth Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Whately Franklin updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Whitman Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Wilbraham Hampden Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Williamsburg Hampshire Central published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Williamstown Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Wilmington Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Winchendon Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Winchester Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Windsor Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Winthrop Suffolk published Westford (978) 692-1904
Woburn Middlesex pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Worcester Worcester Northeast published Holden (508) 829-4477
Worthington Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Wrentham Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Yarmouth Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476

 

Status of Soil Surveys by County
SURVEY AREA PUBLICATION STATUS FIELD OFFICE TELEPHONE #
Barnstable published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Berkshire published Pittsfield (413) 443-6867
Bristol North   published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Bristol  South published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Dukes   published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Essex North published Westford (978) 692-1904
Essex South   published Westford (978) 692-1904
Franklin  updates Greenfield (413) 772-0384
Hampden Central  published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Hampden East  published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Hampden West   published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Hampshire Central  published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Hampshire East   published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Hampshire West published Northampton (413) 585-1000
Middlesex1 pending Westford (978) 692-1904
Nantucket   published Barnstable (508) 771-6476
Norfolk published West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Plymouth updates West Wareham (508) 295-5151
Suffolk published Westford (978) 692-1904
Worcester Northeast  published Holden (508) 829-4477
Worcester Northwest pending Holden (508) 829-4477
Worcester South published  Holden (508) 829-4477

Middlesex Co. and Worcester Co., Northwestern Part are scheduled for publication in 2004.

 

Digitizing Status by County
SURVEY AREA COMPILED INTO FULL QUAD FORMAT DIGITIZED SSURGO CERTIFIED
Barnstable1

Yes

Yes

2000
Berkshire1

Yes

Yes

1999
Bristol North*

No

Yes

2003
Bristol South*

No

Yes

2003
Dukes*

Yes

Yes

2001
Essex North*

Yes

Yes

2003
Essex South*

Yes

Yes

2003
Franklin

In progress

In progress

Update
Hampden Central*

Yes

In progress

Scheduled 2004
Hampden E1

Yes

Yes

1998
Hampden W1

Yes

Yes

2000
Hampshire Central*

Yes

In progress

Scheduled 2004
Hampshire E1

Yes

Yes

1998
Hampshire W1

Yes

Yes

2000
Middlesex2

Yes

Yes

Scheduled 2004
Nantucket*

Yes

Yes

2001
Norfolk1

Yes

Yes

1998
Plymouth

In progress

In progress

Update
Suffolk1

Yes

Yes

1998
Worcester Northeast*

Yes

Yes

Scheduled 2004
Worcester NW³

Yes

In progress

 Scheduled 2004
Worcester S1

Yes

Yes

Scheduled 2004

* Digital Orthophotography at a scale of 1:12000
1/ Analog orthophotography at a scale of 1:25000
2/ Digital orthophotography at a scale of 1:24000 ordered May, 1999.  3/Digital orthophotography at a scale of 1:25000.


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