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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Middleboro, Massachusetts

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Middleborough town. It lies in ZIP code area 02346. It stands on Nemasket Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bridgewater quadrangle.

Middleboro within Plymouth County

Then and now

1885 to 1994

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Middleboro, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Middleboro, surveyed 1885

Topographic sheets covering this place

36 sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 photographs, 1941

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Railroad yard in Middleboro, Massachusetts
Railroad yard in Middleboro, Massachusetts
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Railroad yard in Middleboro, Massachusetts
Railroad yard in Middleboro, Massachusetts
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Colonel P. H. Peirce Store, North Main Street, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Colonel P. H. Peirce Store, North Main Street, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Old Tavern Inn, Wareham Street (State Route 28), Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Old Tavern Inn, Wareham Street (State Route 28), Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Venus Thompson House, Thompson Street, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Venus Thompson House, Thompson Street, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Silas Wood House, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Silas Wood House, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Deborah Sampson House, 280 Wareham Street, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Deborah Sampson House, 280 Wareham Street, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Mill Houses, 24, 26 & 28 Jackson Street, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Mill Houses, 24, 26 & 28 Jackson Street, Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Fires nearby

111 since 2015

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Middleboro between 2015 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning58
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
3 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
25 September 2020Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
19 September 2020Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
17 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlMIDDLEBOROUGH
17 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlMIDDLEBOROUGH
16 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlMIDDLEBOROUGH
15 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Plymouth County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 839 shown

Museums hold 839 specimens collected within 10 miles of Middleboro between 1855 and 1975: 380 Plantae, 253 Animalia, 187 Fungi, 15 Protozoa, 4 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. B. Seymour, A. Humes, A. K. Harrison 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Condylura cristata, not of this specimenCondylura cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)1855Preparator(s): Edwin V. KomarekMiddleboro
A photograph of the species Microtus pennsylvanicus, not of this specimenMicrotus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)1855John W. JenksMiddleboro
A photograph of the species Peromyscus leucopus, not of this specimenPeromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque, 1818)1855John W. JenksMiddleboro
A photograph of the species Arethusa bulbosa, not of this specimenArethusa bulbosa L.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Carex comosa, not of this specimenCarex comosa Boott1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Carex crinita, not of this specimenCarex crinita Lam.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Carex folliculata, not of this specimenCarex folliculata L.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
Carex merritt-fernaldii Mack.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Carex virescens, not of this specimenCarex virescens Muhl. ex Willd.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Dendroica petechia, not of this specimenDendroica petechia aestiva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)1899Arthur C. DykeBridgewater
Epilobium latifolium L.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
Juncus effusus L.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough

All 839 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 14 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Middleboro: 7 past producers, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
K F Brick CoClayPast ProducerSedimentary
K-F No 2 Pit & PlantClayProducer
Styles and Hart Brick CoClayPast ProducerSedimentary
The Stiles & Hart Brick Co.ClayProducer
Byrne Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Carver Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fillion Bruffee and Boucher PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lakeville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lakeville Sand & Gravel CorpSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lakeville Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Plymouth County

Storms nearby

14 since 1994

The National Weather Service names Middleboro in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMiddleboro$25,000Multiple trees were downed on the School Street extension. A tree was downed onto a building on North Street. Multiple large trees were downed on Precinct and Thompson Streets.
September 2005Flash FloodMiddleboro$7,000no account filed
February 2016Thunderstorm WindMiddleboro$5,000A tree on Rocky Meadow Street in Middleborough was downed by thunderstorm winds.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindMiddleboro$5,000Wires in Middleborough were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMiddleboro$5,000A tree at the intersection of Oak and Sproat Streets in Middleborough were downed by thunderstorm winds.
November 2021Thunderstorm WindNorth Middleboro$500In Bridgewater, a tree was down on Vernon St. at Green St.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMiddleboro$300In Middleboro, a tree was down on Cherry St.
August 2020HailMiddleboro-In Middleborough, hail estimated as golf ball size was reported, approximately one mile from Chestnut Street.
October 2014FloodMiddleboro-Wareham Street was closed at the Herring Run due to flooding in Middleboro. In Brockton, a car was stuck in water at North Montello Street and Howard Street.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindMiddleboro-Police reported several trees and branches blown down. In the adjoining town of Lakeville, a tree branch went through a truck windshield. No injuries were reported.
July 2016HailMiddleboro-no account filed
July 2016HailMiddleboro-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindMiddleboro-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindMiddleboro-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Plymouth County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Namasket Village1.3 miles36
The Green1.6 miles36
Warrentown2.0 miles36
Upper Four Corners2.0 miles34
Nemasket2.1 miles36
Staples Corner2.6 miles34
Staples Shore2.9 miles34
Lakeside2.9 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 613554. 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.