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Franklin County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Basins 1
Bays 2
Beaches 2
Benches 9
Capes 3
Falls 3
Flats 14
Forests 19
Gaps 3
Islands 15
Lakes 39
Ranges 2
Ridges 10
Springs 1
Streams 279
Summits 224
Swamps 20
Valleys 12
Woods 1
Cultural Features
Airports 2
Bridges 9
Buildings 61
Canals 2
Cemeteries 90
Churches 47
Civil 28
Crossings 6
Dams 70
Hospitals 2
Locales 27
Mines 1
Parks 17
Post Offices 7
Reserves 2
Reservoirs 73
Schools 74
Towers 8
Trails 1
Historical Features
Buildings 2
Lakes 2
Locales 8
Military (Historical) 3
Populated Places 6
Post Offices 51
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: Massachusetts's National Historic Landmarks