Map of Cavendish CDP

Cavendish is a census-designated place, the central village of the town of Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Until the mid–nineteenth century it was known as Duttonsville. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 179, compared to 1,367 for the entire town of Cavendish.

Cavendish is the site of the 1848 accident where Phineas Gage got an iron rod shot through his skull while preparing a railroad bed. He survived, and after treatment became a case study for brain researchers. The town has erected a memorial to Gage. The town is also the birth place of Nettie Stevens, the scientist who discovered the Y chromosome.

Cavendish CDP overview:
Name:	Cavendish CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Vermont
County:	Windsor County
Elevation:	890 ft (270 m)
Total Area:	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
Land Area:	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
Water Area:	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Total Population:	179
Population Density:	270/sq mi (110/km²)
ZIP code:	05142
Area code:	802
FIPS code:	5012175
GNISfeature ID:	1456794

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Cavendish online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Cavendish location map. Where is Cavendish CDP?

Cavendish location on the U.S. Map. Where is Cavendish CDP. — Cavendish location on the U.S. Map.

Cavendish location on the Vermont map. Where is Cavendish CDP. — Location of Cavendish in Vermont.

Cavendish Road Map

Cavendish city Satellite Map

Geography

Cavendish is located along Vermont Route 131 in the Black River valley. Route 131 heads west to Proctorsville, a larger village within the town of Cavendish, then connects with Vermont Route 103 to Ludlow. To the east, Route 131 leads to the village of Ascutney on the Connecticut River.