Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Quasset Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1889Putnam sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Quasset Lake.
The story so far
Quasset Lake, in brief
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Quasset Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southeastern part of the town of Woodstock in Windham County, Connecticut, United States, surrounding a lake of the same name. (Federal topographic maps use the name "Wappaquasset Pond".) It is bordered to the east by South Woodstock. As of the 2020 census, Quasset Lake had a population of 187. Quasset Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
