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2018 Map of Townshend

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Townshend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The West River carves a deep valley through this portion of Windham County, serving as the historical and geographic spine for the villages of Townshend, Harmonyville, and West Townshend. The river's influence on local infrastructure is evident in the preservation of classic New England crossings, including the Scott Covered Bridge and the West Townshend Stone Arch Bridge. Further east, Simpsonville is marked by its own Stone Arch Bridge over Mill Brook.

Genealogists will find a high density of small family and community burial grounds, such as the Sanderson Burial Plot, Taft Cem, and the Holland-Brigham-Bixby Cem. High peaks like Rattlesnake Mtn and Peaked Mtn flank the central valley, while the western edge of the map reaches into the Green Mountain National Forest. The landscape is a mix of narrow river bottoms and steep, forested uplands characteristic of the Vermont interior.