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2015 Map of Essex Junction

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Essex Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Winooski River carves a winding path through this portion of Chittenden County, serving as a primary geographic anchor for the surrounding settlements. In the northwest, Essex Junction stands as a significant population center, featuring the New England Culinary Institute at Essex and historic burial grounds like Village Cem and Holy Family Cem. The landscape transitions from these developed hubs into the rolling terrain of the Green Mountains foothills, where smaller crossroads such as Kirby Corner and Tafts Corner define the local geography.

Evidence of the area's social and natural history is scattered across the topography, from the heights of Saxon Hill to the southern waters of Lake Iroquois. Historical researchers can trace the distribution of early community sites through multiple cemeteries, including Chittenden Cem and East Cem near Williston. The interconnected network of brooks, such as Indian Brook and Allen Brook, illustrates the complex drainage patterns that influenced the development of North Williston and Richmond.