Bolton Vermont Map

About Bolton, Vermont

Bolton is a locality in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 23. The population density is 130.6 people per km². Bolton is located at 44.3728°N, 72.8807°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05676.

Bolton holds the cold, clear current of Joiner Brook in its grip, a waterway that cuts through the steep, wooded terrain with a persistent, low-frequency hum. It lies 14.0 miles southeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 126°T), and is situated 17.8 miles east-southeast of Burlington. The land rises sharply from the riverbed toward the rugged heights of the Green Mountains that define the distant horizon, their peaks often obscured by a heavy, slate-colored mist. Within the quiet perimeter of Camels Hump State Park, the earth retains a damp, mossy scent, and the light at dusk filters through the dense canopy in thin, sharp slants of gold. A few miles away, the rush of Bolton Falls provides a constant, rhythmic pulse to the silence, while the stillness of Goose Pond offers a brief, reflective pause in the otherwise vertical landscape.

Bolton emerged from a rugged, frontier geography where the labor of survival dictated the rhythm of the seasons. The local economy has long shifted from the early necessity of timber and small-scale clearing to a quieter, modern existence defined by the preservation of the surrounding wilderness. Honey Hollow remains a quiet reminder of the glacial shifts that shaped this basin, providing a sheltered corridor for wildlife and those seeking the solitude of the deep woods. Hikers often venture toward the Sawmill Loop Trail to trace the remnants of past industry, finding that the forest slowly reclaims the stone foundations left behind by earlier generations. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the terrain, where the challenge of the slope and the endurance of the winter frost cultivate a character defined more by patience than by grand ambition.

About This Bolton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bolton, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.372832, -72.880676. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bolton includes the ZIP code (05676), telephone area code (802), county seat of Chittenden County (Burlington), and school district assignment (Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.