BlockStoughton, Massachusetts
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Stoughton town. It lies in ZIP code area 02072. The Survey maps it on the Blue Hills quadrangle.
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Then and now
1886 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Stoughton
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 2 records
Lucius Clapp Memoriallisted 1992
Stoughton Railroad Stationlisted 1974
Surveyed buildings and structures 5 records
- Boston & Providence Railroad, Stoughton Station, 53 Wyman Street, Stoughtonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- New Haven Railroad Station, Wyman Street, Stoughtonfederal building survey, 7 photographs
- Samuel Atherton House, 449 Central Street, Stoughtonfederal building survey, 8 photographs
- Stoughton Water Works, Pumping Station, Central Street, 1700 Block, Stoughtonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Washington Hotel, 710 Turnpike Street, Stoughtonfederal building survey, 11 photographs
Businesses named in the fire insurance atlases 12 of 14 shown
- Drake SchoolSchool, in the atlas of 1896 to 1912
- French & Ward, Woolen Mills, &eMill, in the atlas of 1896 to 1901
- High SchoolSchool, in the atlas of 1891 to 1912
- Belcher, G. E., Machine ShopMachine Shop, in the atlas of 1891
- Depots and Locomotive HouseDepot, in the atlas of 1912
- Gas Works and Electric Light StationWorks, in the atlas of 1896
- Hart Hotel, TheHotel, in the atlas of 1901
- Parker HotelHotel, in the atlas of 1912
- Post OfficeIce House, in the atlas of 1912
- Southworth, L.H., Saw and Grist MillMill, in the atlas of 1912
- St. John's Catholic ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1901
- St. Mary's R. C. Church and SchoolChurch, in the atlas of 1912
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 42 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.
- 1886 USGS Dedham quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Dedham quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1919 USGS Dedham quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Blue Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Blue Hills quadrangle1:31680, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Boston quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Blue Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Blue Hills quadrangle1:25000
- 1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Blue Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Blue Hills quadrangle1:25000
- 1971 USGS Blue Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Blue Hills quadrangle1:25000
- 1985 USGS Boston quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Norwood quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Boston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
24,931 words on this townshipHistory of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1884 names this settlement in its chapter on Stoughton Town. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Amrpst the pealing of bells, the roll of drums, the thunder of cannon, and the inspiring strains of martial music the one hundredth anniversary of American independence is ushered in, the most memorable day of the nineteenth century. A whole country from the rugged shores of Maine to the golden sands of California, multitudinous cities born since the and dwell upon its associations. Taking its name from Governor William Stoughton, it included originally a much larger section than it at present comprises. The territory embraced at the time of incorporation, together with a part of Wrentham, had in with astonishing celerity, small villages remote from the whirl and excitement of business, all join in celebrating the occasion. The anthem of liberty wakes echoes in the hut of the squatter in Western wilds not less than in the luxurious homes of crowded cities.
Passage source: History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1884.
From that date until December, 1726, it was called the Dorchester South Precinct, a part having been set off to Wrentham in the year 1724. The town of Stoughton was incorporated on the 22d day of December, 1726. of the Revolution, was four years old, and John It included the present towns of Canton, Sharon, and Stoughton, and nearly if not quite all of Foxborough and about one-quarter of Dedham. In those days the law of subtraction rather than annexation prevailed. The act of incorporation is entitled an "' Act for dividing there by the name of Stoughton." The preamble sets forth that " The town of Dorchester within the county of Suffolk is of great extent in length, and lies commodious for two townships, and the South Precinct within the bounds of Dorchester is competently filled said lands may be made a distinct and separate town- Then follows the act of incorporation, to which is attached a condition, making it incumbent in which the sons of those sires who, then united, hurled the British invader from our shores, now, arrayed against each other, fought the one side to devalor, for when Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war.
Passage source: History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1884.
A classified list of the persons taxed in the ancient town of Stoughton for the year 1776 shows that one hundred and forty-two lived in what is now called* Stoughton. Samuel Capen, Samuel Paul, Robert Swan, and Nathaniel Wales are familiar names in the list.
Passage source: History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1884.
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 Stoughton Town - it names this place 71 more 71 times.
Photographs
1 photograph,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.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
267 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Stoughton between 2015 and 2020, burning about 82 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 59 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BROCKTON |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BROCKTON |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | STOUGHTON |
| 6 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SHARON |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SHARON |
| 4 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 5,829 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 5,829 specimens collected within 10 miles of Stoughton between 1832 and 1975: 2,585 Plantae, 1,607 Animalia, 1,469 Fungi, 132 Protozoa, 19 Chromista, 13 Unrecorded, 4 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by (MARSDEN, H W), ?, A W Cheever 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Clethra alnifolia L. | 1900 | J. G. Hall | |
 | Lysimachia × producta (A.Gray) Fernald | 1900 | A. P. Chute | |
 | Cornus sericea subsp. sericea | 1832 | Nathaniel T. Kidder | Milton, Brook Road |
 | Galium verum L. | 1846 | Kupell | |
 | Carex bullata Schkuhr | 1853 | Collector unknown | Houghtons Pond. |
 | Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng. | 1854 | W. Boott | West Quincy: Blue Hills Reservation, River Road |
 | Chamberlainia salebrosa (Hoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) H.Rob. | 1857 | T. P. James | Randolph |
 | Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack. | 1870 | Joseph Blake | Sharon |
 | Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. | 1870 | Joseph Blake | Sharon |
| Chantransia hermannii (Roth) Desvaux | 1870 | F. W. Dewart | ||
 | Pyrenopsis phylliscina (Tuck.) Tuck. | 1870 | H. Willey | West Quincy. |
 | Rhynchospora macrostachya Torr. ex A.Gray | 1870 | Booth, W. | South Weymouth |
All 5,829 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Stoughton: 9 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorn Mountain Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Simeone Stone Corp | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stoughton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| A A Will Materials Cord | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| A Edward Sarni | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Avon Building Supply Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Avon Building Supply Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Boston Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Canton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Canton Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stoughton in 19 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 lightning, 3 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Lightning | West Stoughton | $500,000 | Lightning struck the roof of a condo at Knollsbrook Condominiums. The resultant fire spread to two other units. Three firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion and dehydration while fighting the fire. One was transported to the hospital. These injuries were indirectly related to the lightning strike. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Stoughton | $150,000 | A house on Christie Murphy Drive in Stoughton was struck by lightning and caught fire. The home was left uninhabitable. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stoughton | $50,000 | Trees and wires on Morton Street and Bay Road were downed onto wires by thunderstorms. One of the trees struck a house on Bay Road. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | West Stoughton | $35,000 | A car was trapped in floodwaters on Independence Avenue in Quincy. In Weymouth, Fogg Street was flooded with several inches of water at the entrance to the South Shore Emergency Room entrance. Columbian Street at Nevin Road was flooded with four feet of water. Bodwell Drive in Avon was flooded with several cars stuck in flood waters. Several feet of water on Route 37 in Braintree near the Mutual gas station closed the road. A car was stuck in flood waters at the intersection of Union Street and Grossman Drive. In Stoughton, three to four inches of water flooded the travel lanes on Route 27. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Stoughton | $20,000 | A tornado touched down at a car dealership on Route 138 in Stoughton where it was captured by a security camera and recorded on several employees cell phone cameras. Three RV trailers, weighing about 5000 pounds each, were pushed back about 6 feet against a chain link fence. One trailer was lifted about 15 feet into a light pole but landed on its wheels with minimal damage. An aluminum door about 20 feet high and 15 feet wide was blown out of the service garage. Eyewitnesses reported ceiling tiles being lifted inside the dealership as the tornado passed overhead. The tornado entered a wooded area just to the northeast of the dealership. Roughly one quarter of a mile away on Erica Drive and Dean Road, two large pine trees were downed before the tornado dissipated. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Stoughton | $15,000 | A house on Daly Drive in Stoughton was struck by lightning leaving an 18 inch diameter hole in the roof. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stoughton | $10,000 | Trees in two areas of town were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stoughton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Stoughton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Stoughton | $3,200 | In Stoughton, a tree and wires were down on Lakewood Drive, Pine Street, Access Road, and Brook Street. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Stoughton | $3,000 | A tornado briefly touched down in Stoughton on Eighth Street and|Corbett Street. Sporadic damage along a short path included fallen|trees, one of which fell onto a shed. Part of a fence was blown|in. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stoughton | $1,000 | At 230 PM EST, a tree was reported down on Pearl Street in Stoughton, near the High School. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | West Stoughton | - | In Canton, North Main St at Bay Rd was flooded. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Stoughton | - | In Stoughton, Central St at Golden Rd was flooded. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Stoughton | - | In Stoughton, flooding was reported on Pearl Street. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Stoughton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Stoughton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Stoughton | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Stoughton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belchers Corner (historical) | 0.7 miles | 42 | |
| Four Corners | 0.7 miles | 42 | |
| West Stoughton | 1.2 miles | 42 | |
| South Stoughton | 1.4 miles | 39 | |
| Stoughton Junction | 1.9 miles | 39 | |
| North Stoughton | 2.3 miles | 42 | |
| Springdale | 2.4 miles | 41 | |
| East Sharon | 3.2 miles | 41 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 613010. 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.