Online Historical Maps for Wrentham, Massachusetts

Historical maps are an important piece of house history research. They help you determine if your house existed at a particular time and they can even reveal the occupant.

1888 Wrentham Bird's Eye View — *Detail from* 1888 Bird’s Eye View Map of Wrentham

Here are some historical maps for Wrentham, Massachusetts that are freely available online.

Historical Wrentham Maps

1725 Map of Wrentham by James Blake available through Digital Commonwealth from the Massachusetts Historical Society. This maps shows the boundaries of Wrentham (it was very large at this time) as well as roads, bridges, waterways. Please note that north points to the bottom of this map rather than the top!

1750 Map by Joseph Harrison available through Digital Commonwealth from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection. This unusual map shows the border area between Rhode Island and Massachusetts including the home owners that straddle the border. A Meeting House is depicted just over the Wrentham border. Waterways are also included. At this point Franklin, Plainville and Norfolk are still part of Wrentham.

1795 Plan of Wrentham surveyed by Cornelius Kollock available through Digital Commonwealth from the Massachusetts State Archives Collection. Wrentham is starting to look more like its current self since Franklin is now a separate town but Norfolk and Plainville are still included. Franklin was set off Norfolk in 1778.

1795 Map of Wrentham and Franklin by P.M. Blake through Digital Commonwealth from the Franklin Historical Museum. Map showing the towns of Franklin and Wrentham. It shows some homes and owners in Wrentham as well as saw and grist mills, waterways and bridges.

1851 Map of the town of Wrentham by Henry Francis Walling available through Digital Commonwealth from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection. This is a phenomenal map that shows buildings, houses and their owners as well as roads and physical features.

1853 Map of Norfolk County, Massachusetts by Henry Francis Walling available through the Library of Congress as part of the Land Ownership Map Collection. While not strictly just a map of Wrentham, when you zoom in you will be rewarded with the locations of houses and their home owners.

1858 Map of Norfolk County, Massachusetts by Henry Francis Walling available through Digital Commonwealth from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection. Another detailed map with houses and home owners. Zoom in to see the detail in Wrentham.

1888 Map of Wrentham by O.H. Bailey available through Digital Commonwealth from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection. This is a Bird’s Eye View map showing the area around Wrentham Common in remarkable detail.

1919 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Wrentham from the Library of Congress Sanborn Maps Collection. Detailed maps showing the buildings in parts of Wrentham.

1939 Map of Roads and Buildings in Wrentham available through Digital Commonwealth from the Massachusetts State Archives Collection. The roads, however, are not named so you’ll have to look at a modern street map if you’re not familiar with them.

1939 Map of Roads and Waterways in Wrentham available through Digital Commonwealth from the Massachusetts State Archives Collection. Similar to the previous map but this one lists the names of roads making it easier to read. It also includes waterways such as Lake Pearl and Archers Pond.