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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

Hampden-Hampdshire Soil Survey-East

Communities of Hampden, Eastern Part:  Brimfield, Holland, Monson, and Wales

Communities of Hampshire, Eastern Part:  Belchertown, Pelham, Ware, Monson, and Wales

 


Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part

Hampden-Hampdshire Soil Survey-West

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

 


Hampden County, Central Part

Hampden Soil Survey-Central

Communities of Hampden, Central Part: Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Palmer, Southwick, Springfield, Westfield, West Springfield, and Wilbraham

 

 


Hampshire County, Central Part

Hampdshire Soil Survey-Central

Communities of Hampshire, Central Part: Amherst, Easthampton, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Southampton, South Hadley, and Williamsburg

 

 


Soil Surveys for Hampden and Hampshire Counties

Hampden and Hampshire County, Eastern Part

Hampden and Hampshire County, Western Part

Hampshire County, Central Part

Hampden County, Central Part
Issued: April 1989 Issued: December 1995 Issued: December 1981 Issued: May 1978
Author: Eric I. Swenson Author: Richard J. Scanu Author: Eric I. Swenson Authors: John R. Mott and Eric I. Swenson
Status: Published report, SSURGO certified Status: Published report, SSURGO certified Status: Published report, digitization in progress Status: Published report, digitization in progress
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:25,000 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres. Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:25,000 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. 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 1976 Base Map Imagery: Black and White orthophotography flown in 1975 to 1980 Base Map Imagery: Unrectified Black and White aerial photography flown in 1977. Base Map Imagery: Unrectified Black and White aerial photography flown in 1970.
List of Prime Farmland Map Units List of Prime Farmland Map Units List of Prime Farmland Map Units List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soil List Hydric Soil List Hydric Soil List Hydric Soil List

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