Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Franklin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Franklin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Franklin is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Chittenden, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Franklin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin:
- Franklin County (The home county of Franklin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- West Berkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkshire
- West Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Sheldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Berkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Berkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Enosburg Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls
- Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Highgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - West Enosburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg
- West Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Enosburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
- Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <2>
- Greens Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
- Greens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Richford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
- Richford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richford <2>
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Miltonboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
- Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- Westford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Checkerberry Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
- Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Underhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grand Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Alburg Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
- Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County
- Alburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Alburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Alburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburgh
- Alburgh is located in Grand Isle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburgh <2>
- North Hero
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- North Hero
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Hero <2>
- Isle La Motte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
- Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Adams Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County
- Grand Isle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Pearl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
- Lamoille County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Belvidere Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction
- Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Belvidere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Belvidere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Waterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
- Jeffersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <2>
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Johnson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Johnson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Johnson is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <2>
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - North Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Troy
- North Troy is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Troy <2>
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Lowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- Clinton County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Rouses Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouses Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouses Point
- Rouses Point is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouses Point <2>
- Coopersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Coopersville is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Champlain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlain
- Champlain is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlain <2>
- Chazy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy
- Chazy is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chazy <2>
- Cumberland Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
- Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County (NY)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Franklin:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records.aspx
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chittenden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grand Isle County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lamoille County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orleans County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chittenden County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Vermont
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
Cemeteries Near Franklin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- New Protestant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Protestant Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
- Patten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patten Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
- Prouty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prouty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prouty Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Cemetery
- South Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Franklin Cemetery
- South Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Franklin Cemetery
- East Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Franklin Cemetery
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- East Highgate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Highgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Highgate Cemetery
- North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery
- Gallop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallop Cemetery
- East Highgate Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Franklin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franklin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - South Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Franklin
- South Franklin is located in Franklin County
- East Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- East Franklin is located in Franklin County
- North Sheldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheldon
- North Sheldon is located in Franklin County
- West Berkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkshire
- West Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- East Highgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highgate
- East Highgate is located in Franklin County
- Sheldon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Junction
- Sheldon Junction is located in Franklin County
- East Sheldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sheldon
- East Sheldon is located in Franklin County
- Sheldon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Springs
- Sheldon Springs is located in Franklin County
- Enosburg Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls
- Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Berkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Highgate Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Center
- Highgate Center is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highgate Center <2>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sheldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - West Enosburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg
- West Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- North Enosburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enosburg
- North Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Sheldon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |