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History of Land Development in Waltham, Mass.
Surveys of Land Development in the City of Waltham 1630 to Present
Neighborhood Survey
The South Side →
References and Sources of Information
List of Maps
Fleishman, Thelma, Images of America: Newton, Newton Historical Society, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 1999.
Fleishman, Thelma, Looking at Newton, The Garden City in 1988 (The Jackson Homestead, 1988), in Newton Massachusetts 1688-1988, A celebration of Three Hundred Years, Newton Tricentennial Corporation, Meridian Printing, East Greenwich, RI, 1988.
Jackson, Francis, History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800, with a Genealogical Register of its Inhabitants, Prior to 1800, Stacy and Richardson, Boston, 1854.
Orellana, Jose, Brief Sketches of Citizens of Waltham after Whom the Various Schools Are Named, transcribed from the January 31, 1896 Annual Report of the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools, Waltham Historical Society, Waltham, 2011.
Petersen, Kristen A. and Thomas J. Murphy, Waltham Rediscovered – An Ethnic History of Waltham Massachusetts, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1988.
Sanderson, Edmund L., Waltham as a Precinct of Watertown, and as a Town: 1830-1884, Waltham Historical Society, Waltham, 1936. Sanderson, Edmund L., Waltham Industries – A Collection of Sketches of Early Firms and Founders, Waltham Historical Society, Inc. and Waltham Chamber of Commerce, 1957.
Seymour, Nancy, The Emergence of Waltham's South Side, from the Seventeenth Century to the Mid-Twentieth (for Waltham's multiple-source nomination to the National Register), 1986.
Smith, Samuel Francis, History of Newton, Massachusetts; Town and City, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, 1630-1880, American Logotype Company, Boston, 1880. (Smith was also the author of the lyrics for the hymn "America")
Smith, Thomas P., Development of the Newton Chymical Company, in Papers Read before The Citizens' Club Waltham, Season of 1892-93, Waltham, 1893.
The South Side in 1855, Waltham Free Press, July 3, 1885.
Warren, Nathan, Development of the South Side, in Publication No. 1, Waltham Historical Society, Inc., Waltham, 1919.
Webster, Ambrose, Development of the Watch Industry, in Papers Read before The Citizens' Club Waltham, Season of 1891-92, Waltham, 1891.
Fleishman, Thelma, Looking at Newton, The Garden City in 1988 (The Jackson Homestead, 1988), in Newton Massachusetts 1688-1988, A celebration of Three Hundred Years, Newton Tricentennial Corporation, Meridian Printing, East Greenwich, RI, 1988.
Jackson, Francis, History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800, with a Genealogical Register of its Inhabitants, Prior to 1800, Stacy and Richardson, Boston, 1854.
Orellana, Jose, Brief Sketches of Citizens of Waltham after Whom the Various Schools Are Named, transcribed from the January 31, 1896 Annual Report of the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools, Waltham Historical Society, Waltham, 2011.
Petersen, Kristen A. and Thomas J. Murphy, Waltham Rediscovered – An Ethnic History of Waltham Massachusetts, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1988.
Sanderson, Edmund L., Waltham as a Precinct of Watertown, and as a Town: 1830-1884, Waltham Historical Society, Waltham, 1936. Sanderson, Edmund L., Waltham Industries – A Collection of Sketches of Early Firms and Founders, Waltham Historical Society, Inc. and Waltham Chamber of Commerce, 1957.
Seymour, Nancy, The Emergence of Waltham's South Side, from the Seventeenth Century to the Mid-Twentieth (for Waltham's multiple-source nomination to the National Register), 1986.
Smith, Samuel Francis, History of Newton, Massachusetts; Town and City, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, 1630-1880, American Logotype Company, Boston, 1880. (Smith was also the author of the lyrics for the hymn "America")
Smith, Thomas P., Development of the Newton Chymical Company, in Papers Read before The Citizens' Club Waltham, Season of 1892-93, Waltham, 1893.
The South Side in 1855, Waltham Free Press, July 3, 1885.
Warren, Nathan, Development of the South Side, in Publication No. 1, Waltham Historical Society, Inc., Waltham, 1919.
Webster, Ambrose, Development of the Watch Industry, in Papers Read before The Citizens' Club Waltham, Season of 1891-92, Waltham, 1891.
1700 – Plan of the Town of Newton in 1700 by Francis Jackson, 1854
1831 – Map of the Town of Newton, Mass. by E.F. Woodward & W.F. Ward, Annin, Smith & Co., Boston
1848 – Map of the Town of Newton, Mass. by E.F. Woodward and W.F. Ward, 1831, Revised by James B. Blake, J.H. Bufford's Lith., Boston
1854 – Map of Waltham by E.M. Woodford, Philadelphia
1855 – Map of the Town of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. by H.F. Walling, Sarony & Co., NY.
1856 – Map of Waltham Village from Map of Middlesex Co. by H.F. Walling
1870 – Map of the Auburndale Boating Ground or Charles River between the Dams of Newton Lower Falls and Waltham. An original survey by E.G. Chamberlain, 1870; partly revised, 1901
1874 – Atlas of the City of Newton, Massachusetts by F.W. Beers, F.W. Beers & Co, NY.
1875 – Map of Waltham in Middlesex Co. Atlas by J.B. Beers & Co., New York
1877 – Birdseye View of Waltham by O.H. Bailey & Co., Boston
1883 – Birdseye View of Waltham by H. Mason & Co., Syracuse, New York
1886 – Waltham City Engineer's Atlas
1900 – Atlas of Middlesex Co., Vol. 1, Geo. W. Stadley & Co., Boston
1918 – Waltham City Engineer's Atlas
1928 – Waltham City Engineer's Atlas
Deeds are specified by Massachusetts-Middlesex Land Records (MLR) Book/Page, and deeds since 1870 can be found on line from Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, but those from before 1870 have to come from a genealogical data base such as FamilySearch.