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1980 Map of Bethel

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Bethel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The White River carves a deep valley through the Green Mountains in this late twentieth-century survey, anchoring a landscape of small settlements and high peaks. The village of Bethel serves as a local hub where the Central Vermont railroad tracks follow the river's curve, passing near the Whitcomb High Sch and a local Drive-In Theater. Downstream, the White River National Fish Hatchery occupies a bend in the water near Gaysville, a community marked by its historic riverfront orientation.

Genealogists can locate several remote burial sites, including the Sylvester Plot Cem and Abbot Cem, while the terrain is defined by family-named landmarks like Pauls Peak, Woodbury Hill, and Vulture Mtn. The map documents a transition in rural life, showing the established Stockbridge Central Sch alongside high-elevation roads like Bethel Mountain Road and Hunger Mountain Road that connect isolated hamlets like Lilliesville and Lympus to the river valley floor.