1946 Map of West Pawlet

About this map

South Granville and West Pawlet anchor this landscape along the New York-Vermont border, where the Delaware and Hudson railroad tracks parallel the Indian River. The map reveals a deeply settled rural interior marked by family names and small social centers, such as North Hebron and Chamberlain Mills. Numerous burial grounds including Reynolds Cem and Taylor Hill Cem suggest generations of local residency, while several educational sites like Sch No 4 and Braymer Sch are already noted as abandoned by the mid-1940s. The topography is defined by prominent heights like Mt Tom and Grimes Hill, which separate the drainage of Black Creek and Dead Creek. This survey provides a clear view of the transition from upland farmsteads to the concentrated rail-and-river economy along the state line.