Grafton is the central village and a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in the town of Grafton, Windham County,

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 49, compared to 645 in the entire town. The CDP is in northern Windham County, southeast of the center of Grafton. It sits in the valley of the

Saxtons River The Saxtons River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Vermont, a tributary of the Connecticut River. Its watershed covers and ...

, where it is joined by its South Branch. The Saxtons is an east-flowing tributary of the

Connecticut River The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island ...

Vermont Route 121 Vermont Route 121 (VT 121) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Vermont. The highway runs from VT 11 in Londonderry east to U.S. Route 5 (US 5) in the incorporated village of Bellows Falls in the town of Rockingham. VT 121 f ...

serves as Grafton's Main Street. It leads southeast to

Bellows Falls Bellows Falls is an incorporated village located in the town of Rockingham in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,747 at the 2020 census. Bellows Falls is home to the Green Mountain Railroad, a heritage railroad; the ...

on the Connecticut River and northwest to Londonderry.

Vermont Route 35 Vermont Route 35 (VT 35) is a north–south state highway in southeastern Vermont, United States. It runs from an intersection with VT 30 in Townshend north to an intersection with VT 11 in Chester. The entirety of VT 35 is ...

(Chester Hill Road) runs north out of Grafton, leading to

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

. Route 35 joins Route 121 east out of Grafton but later turns south and leads a total of to Townshend.

References

Populated places in Windham County, Vermont Census-designated places in Windham County, Vermont Census-designated places in Vermont {{Vermont-geo-stub