ConnecticutNew England. The capital is Hartford. Fifth state: it ratified the Constitution on January 9, 1788. The Connecticut River, the longest in New England, roughly cuts the state in half.
MaineNew England. The capital is Augusta. It was part of Massachusetts until it was admitted as the 23rd state on March 15, 1820, which makes it the newest state on this map.
MassachusettsNew England. The capital is Boston, also its most populous city. Sixth state: it ratified the Constitution on February 6, 1788.
New HampshireNew England. The capital is Concord. Ninth state: it ratified the Constitution on June 21, 1788. Its ocean coastline is the shortest of any coastal state.
Rhode IslandNew England. The capital is Providence. It is the smallest state by area, and it was the last of the original 13 to ratify the Constitution, on May 29, 1790.
VermontNew England. The capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital. It was admitted as the 14th state on March 4, 1791, the first to join after the original 13.
How this list was compiled: State list and the two divisions: U.S. Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions of the United States, https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf, checked 2026-09-19 (Region 1 Northeast: Division 1 New England, Division 2 Middle Atlantic; Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia are listed under Region 3 South). Order and dates of ratification or admission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, checked 2026-09-19. Capitals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States, checked 2026-09-19. Borders, coastlines and rivers in the hints and detail lines: the Wikipedia articles on each of the nine states, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York_(state), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area, checked 2026-09-19. Wider school lists of the Northeast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States, checked 2026-09-19. Hints and detail lines written for this site. Licence: own work
The drawing: Drawn for this site from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundary file cb_2023_us_state_5m (scale 1:5,000,000), https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_us_state_5m.zip, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_0_countries_lakes (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries_lakes.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Albers equal-area conic projection, central meridian 72.8°W, standard parallels 40.4°N and 46°N. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (work of the United States government, 17 U.S.C. 105): https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2023/TGRSHP2023_TechDoc_Ch1.pdf; public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
How it works
This blank map of New England shows its six states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. New York is drawn beside them without a number.
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Blank, numbered or named
The sheet opens blank. Choose Numbered to put a number on each of the 6 states of New England, or Named for their names, then press Print this map; the answer key prints on its own sheet.
A New England outline map
Maine is the largest of the six, nearly as big as the other five together, and Rhode Island the smallest state in the country. Vermont is the only one with no coast, and Boston, in Massachusetts, is the largest city.
Six states fit an early lesson: print this blank map of New England states and have students write each name, then check with the Named sheet.
Questions and answers
What are the 6 New England states?
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. All six are numbered on this map.
Which New England state has no coast?
Vermont, between New York and New Hampshire. The other five all reach the Atlantic.
What are the New England capitals?
Augusta in Maine, Concord in New Hampshire, Montpelier in Vermont, Boston in Massachusetts, Providence in Rhode Island and Hartford in Connecticut.