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1980 Map of Bethel

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Bethel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

White River and its various tributaries define the settlement patterns of this Vermont landscape during the 1970s and early 1980s. The village of Bethel sits at the confluence of the river and the Third Branch, serving as a hub for local infrastructure including Whitcomb High Sch and a local Drive-in Theater. Further south along the winding river valley, the community of Gaysville is notable for its concentration of family history sites like the Sylvester Plot Cem and Abbot Cem.

The terrain is marked by high summits such as Blueberry Mountain and Mt Lympus, which hem in smaller settlements like Lilliesville and Riverside. Transportation routes like Bethel Mountain Road and Whitcomb Road navigate the steep gaps between these peaks. This survey captures a moment when traditional rural land use, represented by the White River National Fish Hatchery, coexisted with established mountain hamlets and town centers across the townships of Royalton, Stockbridge, and Barnard.