Soil Survey of Essex County, Massachusetts
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The soils of Essex County were surveyed in two parts, a Northern part and a Southern part.

Essex County, Northern Part, Issued: February 1981. Authors: Donald C. Fuller and Charles F. Hotz. Status: Published report, SSURGO Certified Digital survey. Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:15,840 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres. Base Map Imagery: Unrectified Black and White aerial photography flown in 1977

 Communities of Northern Part: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, West Newbury

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Essex County, Southern Part, Issued: May 1984. Authors: Donald C. Fuller and Everette L. Francis. Status: Published report, SSURGO Certified digital survey. Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:15,840 scale with minimum delineations of 6-8 acres. Base Map Imagery: Black and White orthophotography flown in 1977

 Communities of Northern Part: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, and Wenham

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