2012 Map of Plainfield

About this map

The Winooski River and its numerous tributaries, including Pekin Brook and Kingsbury Brook, define the drainage and settlement patterns of this Washington County landscape. Several historic crossings are preserved here, notably the Martin Covered Bridge near the village of Plainfield and the Coburn Covered Bridge further north. The area is a dense network of early 19th-century history, containing many family-named burial grounds like Ainsworth Center Cem and Rich Hollister Cem, along with the Old West Church at Kents Corners. Higher elevations like Blackberry Hill and Grit Hill rise between the valleys, while Goddard College serves as a prominent institutional landmark. Small clusters of development at North Montpelier and East Montpelier demonstrate how the local economy once relied on the water power of the North Montpelier Pond and surrounding brooks.