It is bordered by the town of Ferrisburgh to the west, New Haven and Bristol to the south, and Starksboro to the east.

Bicentennial began with a number of small community projects which culminated with a two-day extravaganza on August 21 and 22, 1976.

The first of the preliminary projects was to place American flags on all the veterans' graves in the town cemeteries, with the second the making of over forty quilts.

This club is intended to be an informal means of sharing ideas and methods for better homemaking through charity work and donations.

The Grange, which helped sponsor 1976 Bicentennial events, was organized at the Town Hall on July 17, 1940, with 96 members.

This club's community outreach is expressed by visits to the sick, gifts to the needy and annual pre-Thanksgiving dinner for senior citizens.

The fire department was founded on February 9, 1972, at a public meeting in the Monkton Central School.