Linebrook, Massachusetts
41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Ipswich town. It lies in ZIP code area 01938. It lies near Hunsley Hills. The Survey maps it on the Georgetown quadrangle.
Then and now
1888 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Linebrook
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Howe Barnlisted 1990 · 0.4 miles away
Sarah H. Harding Houselisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 41 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1917 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Cape Ann quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:25000
- 1966 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Gloucester quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Ipswich quadrangle1:25000, 3 printings
- 1997 USGS Ipswich quadrangle1:25000
In the county-history sources
34,928 words on this townshipHistory of Essex County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1888 names this settlement in its chapter on Ipswich Town. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
In 1635 a pathway to Newbury was opened ; in 1641 the road to Salem was determined ; in 1652 the road to Andover. The present Andover road in town was a footpath in 1692. The highway to Essex was laid out about 1651 ; that from Newbury to Topsfield through Linebrook Parish, in 1717. The bridge in the Salem road, at Mile Brook, was " broken up by the flood " in 1665. In 1667 John, Nathaniel and Samuel Adams, Joseph Saflbrd, Nicholas Wallis and Thomas Stacey had built a bridge over the river and were exempted from highway service " for seaven years." In 1730 John Lamson, John Lamson, Jr., Joseph Cummings and Israel Cummings, Jr., ask for an allowance, having built a bridge over the river, and a way having been laid out from the old Lamson house, on the south side, to Gravelly Brook. In 1832 the length of our roads was seventy-two miles. Our public ways are pronounced by bicyclists the best of country roads.
Passage source: History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1888.
George, David, James, Jonathan, William, Hephzibah, Joseph and Mehitable. This family left Linebrook March 6, 1780, and was nine days making the journey of eighty miles, there being at that time no roads worthy the name. Their privations the first year were great, provisions were obtainable only at a distance of thirty or forty miles. Their first winter was unusually long, a burden of snow lasting from October till late the next spring. Of the people's cattle twenty-seven died of starvation. They lost their only cow, and were the while without salt, a bushel of which in the spring cost five dollars. The society observed a day of fasting and prayer in view of the dismal prospect.
Passage source: History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1888.
His wife was Martha Morrison, of Windham, N. H. She left this church. May 25, 1814, and in 1834 resided in Boston. Their children's names and births in Linebrook were: Simon Tennent, 1790; Martha, 1792; Samuel Morrison, 1794; John Adams, 1799; Constant Floyd, 1802.
Passage source: History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1888.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Ipswich Town - it names this place 9 more 9 times.
Fires near this place
68 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Linebrook between 2015 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 September 2020 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | TOPSFIELD |
| 28 August 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | IPSWICH |
| 25 August 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | IPSWICH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 3,207 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 3,207 specimens collected within 10 miles of Linebrook between 1800 and 1975: 1,425 Plantae, 1,063 Animalia, 615 Fungi, 42 Chromista, 40 Unrecorded, 12 Bacteria, 10 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A Brown, A. A. Eaton, A. A. Eaton; R. G. Leavitt and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Rhodocollybia prolixa var. distorta (Fr.) AntonĂn, Halling & Noordel. | 1800 | R. B. Mackintosh | Peabody |
![]() | Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel. | 1821 | not recorded | Pleasant Pond, Wenham, Mass. |
![]() | Diphyscium foliosum (Hedw.) D.Mohr | 1822 | ALCOTT | |
![]() | Arcyria oerstedii Rostaf., 1875 | 1826 | F. A. Gilbert | |
![]() | Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1833 | J.S. Appleton | West Newbury |
![]() | Glyceria obtusa (Muhl.) Trin. | 1838 | W Oakes | |
![]() | Clethra alnifolia L. | 1840 | OakesHerbarium | Rowley |
![]() | Euphorbia polygonifolia L. | 1840 | Wolle, J. | Ipswich |
![]() | Iva frutescens L. | 1840 | Oakes | ad Ipswich |
![]() | Potentilla anserina L. | 1840 | Wolle, J. | Ipswich |
![]() | Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. | 1840 | Oakes | Ipswich |
![]() | Dasya C.Agardh, 1824 | 1842 | Collector unknown | Little River near Old Town, 6 miles from the sea |
All 3,207 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Linebrook: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Harriman Mine | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Goodhue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ipswich Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miles River Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| R W Drinkwater | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| R W Drinkwater Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rowley Ready Mix Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Topseal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linebrook in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linebrook | $3,000 | At 5:53 PM EST, a tree and wires were down on Leslie Road in Ipswich, and on Lymick Road in Ipswich. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinefield | 1.5 miles | 41 | |
| Rooty Plain | 2.0 miles | 41 | |
| Kent Corner | 2.0 miles | 41 | |
| Kings Forest | 2.8 miles | 41 | |
| East Boxford | 2.8 miles | 41 | |
| Leightons Corner | 3.0 miles | 41 | |
| Topsfield | 3.1 miles | 41 | |
| Marlboro | 3.5 miles | 41 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122588908 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 614268. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




























