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2012 Map of Mount Carmel

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Mount Carmel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Bethany and Hamden are defined by the dramatic north-south ridge systems and a complex network of reservoirs in this 2012 topographic study. The West Rock Ridge and Mount Sanford dominate the western half, creating a natural divide between the more developed eastern valleys and the forested slopes of the west. Water management is a central theme of the landscape, seen in the string of major basins including Lake Bethany, Lake Chamberlain, and Lake Watrous, which feed the southern flow of the W River.

To the east, the distinct geological formation of Mount Carmel rises sharply, capped by the Sleeping Giant Tower. This area shows the transition from residential clusters like Mount Carmel Center and Brooksvale to the institutional grounds of Quinnipiac College. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous historic burial sites, including the Central Burying Grounds in Centerville and several scattered rural cemeteries such as Carrington Cem and Westwood Cem.