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Soil Surveys of Worcester County, Massachusetts

The soil surveys of Worcester County were published in three parts: a Northeastern part, a Northwestern part, and a Southern part.

Worcester County, Northeastern Part

Worcester Soil Survey-Northeast

Communities of Northeastern Part: Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Clinton, Fitchburg, Harvard, Holden, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sterling, Westborough, West Boylston, and Worcester

 

 

 

Worcester County, Northwestern Part

Not Available

Communities of Northwestern Part: Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Gardner, Hardwick, Hubbardston, Oakham, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Templeton, and Winchendon

 

 

 

Worcester County, Southern Part

Worcester Soil Survey-South

Communities of Southern Part: Auburn, Blackstone, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, North Brookfield, Northbridge, Oxford, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, and West Brookfield

 

 

 

Soil Surveys of Worcester County
Worcester County, Northeastern Part Worcester County, Northwestern Part Worcester County, Southern Part
Issued: December 1985 Issued: Pending Issued: 1998
Authors: William H. Taylor and Charles F. Hotz Author: William H. Taylor Author: William H. Taylor
Status: Published report, digitization in progress Status: Unpublished report, digitization in progress Status: Published report, digitization in progress
Publication scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:20,000 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres Publication scale: 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 1977 Base Map Imagery: Base Map Imagery: Black and White orthophotography flown from 1975-1980
List of Prime Farmland Map Units List of Prime Farmland Map Units List of Prime Farmland Map Units
Hydric Soils List Hydric Soils List Hydric Soils List

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