Nesoil Historic Soil Documents

The following are historic soil documents that were converted to electronic format by the RI USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Program and Nesoil. If you have a documents about soils in New England that you would like to contribute contact jimturenne@gmail.com

Historical Soil Maps of the U.S. (University of Alabama) | Historic USGS Maps of New England (RI Maps Available Georeferenced - email for info)

1939 Soil Survey of Kent and Washington Counties, RI Soil Map for 1939 Survey	1942 Soil Survey of Newport and Bristol Counties, RI Soil Map for 1942 Survey (includes Block Island)	1943 Soil Survey of Providence County, RI Soil Map for 1943 Survey
Bridgehampton Soils	Charlton Soils	Paxton Soils
Tidal Marshes of Connecticut and Rhode Island	Soils of RI Landscapes	1904 RI Soil Survey Newport Map Sheet Providence Map Sheet
Pedon Descriptions for the RI Soil Survey (1968-1977)	1989 Soil Survey of Rhode Island (with maps)	Hans Jenny Factors of Soil Formation.
Soils of Europe - Section on Subaqueous Soils - by Dr. Walter Kubiena, 1953	1977 Spade and Auger Newsletter - Volume 1 Number 1	Soil Drainage Classes for New England Region (1991)
HlSTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF SOIL SURVEY AND SOIL CLASSlFICATION WITH EMPHASIS ON THE UNITED STATES, 1899-1970 - Simonson https://www.isric.org/sites/default/files/ISRIC_TechPap18.pdf	Use of Phosphates to Immobilize Lead in Community Garden Soils. David E. Stilwell and John F. Ranciato.  Lead and Other Heavy Metals in Community Garden Soils in Connecticut. David E. Stilwell, Thomas M. Rathier, Craig L. Musante, and John F. Ranciato	Profile Characteristics Of New England Forest Soils. Lunt, H.A The Forest Soils of Connecticut. Lunt, H.A. Significance of Sand and Gravel in the Classification, Mapping and management of Some Coarse-Textured Soils. Swanson, C.L.W.; Ritchie, A.
The Morphology, Mineralogy, and Genesis of Two Southern New England Soils. Bourbeau, G.A.; Swanson, C.L.W Soils and Land Use: Hartford County, Connecticut, an area of Specialized Agriculture and Rapid Suburbanization. Ritchie, A.; Swanson, C.L.W.	The Storage of Moisture in Connecticut Soils. Hill, D.E Also go to: https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/Publications/Publications/Bulletins