Sudbury, Vermont, USA
1849 - Sudbury

Rutland Co. Otter Creek touches upon the eastern border of this town. The other streams are small. Hubbardton Pond extends into the south part, and there are in town several smaller ponds, of which Hinkum Pond is the most considerable. The surface is uneven, and a high ridge of land extends through the town, near the centre, from south to north. The soil is generally a rich loam. The timber is principally pine, beech, and maple. There is a small village in the easterly part of the town.

Boundaries. North by Whiting, east by Brandon, south by Hubbardton, and west by Orwell and a part of Benson.

First Settlers. This town was chartered in 1761 ; the early settlers were generally from Connecticut.

First Minister. Rev. Silas Parsons was settled over the Congregational Church in 1806.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 1 ,488 bushels; Indian corn, 3,890 bushels; potatoes, 13,315 bushels ; hay, 3,009 tons ; maple sugar, 550 pounds ;* wool, 24,718 pounds.

Distances. Forty-three miles southwest from Montpelier, and seventeen north-west from Rutland.

The Southern Railroad passes in this vicinity.

A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849

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