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1930 Map of Saxtons River

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Saxtons River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The West River and Saxtons River valleys define this 1930s landscape, where rural Vermont life is recorded through a network of small settlements and district schoolhouses. Several distinct hamlets like Grafton, Cambridgeport, and West Townshend are linked by winding valley roads, while the Rutland Railroad traces the northern corridor through Bartonsville. The map illustrates a period when local infrastructure was highly decentralized, noted by numerous named schools such as Walker Sch, Valley Sch, and No 3 Sch scattered across the uplands.

Terrain features like Sugarloaf and Bald Mtn Lookout Sta stand above a series of family-named landmarks and brooks. The inclusion of the Green Mtn Nat For boundary and the Burgess Cem provides essential context for land use and genealogy. From the mills at Brockway Mills to the quiet corner of Westminster West, this survey preserves the early twentieth-century layout of Windham County’s townships and their river-centered economies.