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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

Essex Soil Survey-North

Communities of Northern Part: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, and West Newbury

 

 


Essex County, Southern Part

Essex Soil Survey-South

Communities of Northern Part: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, and Wenham

 

 

 

Soil Surveys of Essex County
Essex County, Northern Part Essex County, Southern Part
Issued: February 1981 Issued: May 1984
Authors: Donald C. Fuller and Charles F. Hotz Authors: Donald C. Fuller and Everette L. Francis
Status: Published report, digitized and SSURGO certified. Status: Published report, digitized and SSURGO certified.
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:15,840 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres. 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 Base Map Imagery: Black and White orthophotography flown in 1977
List of Prime Farmland Map Units List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soil List Hydric Soil List

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