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1963 Map of Monkton

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Monkton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Monkton and Ferrisburg anchor this topographical survey of Addison County, where the Champlain Valley's pastoral lowlands meet the rising ridges of Shellhouse Mountain and Hogback. The landscape is defined by the winding courses of Little Otter Creek and Lewis Creek, which drain a patchwork of dairy farms and rural settlements. A high density of burial grounds, including the Quaker Cem, Old Quaker Cem, and Ridge Cem, offers significant detail for genealogists tracing early families in the region.

Industry and education appear in the form of several quarries and local institutions like Beeman Academy and Union High Sch. The presence of Barnumtown and several labeled gravel pits near Vergennes reflects the mid-century agricultural and extractive economy. This 1970s revision maintains the footprint of these historic Vermont towns while documenting the development of Vermont 7 and Plank Road as primary local arteries.