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Welcome to Heartwellville ...

Heartwellville is located in Bennington County<1>.


The location of Heartwellville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Heartwellville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Heartwellville is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Heartwellville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Heartwellville is located in the (802) area code.

Communities near Heartwellville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heartwellville.

  • Bennington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
  • North Adams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
    • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Brattleboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Adams
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Williamstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Shaftsbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
    • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Pownal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Pownal is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Hoosick Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Guilford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Guilford is located in Windham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
  • Buckland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
    • Buckland is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Heartwellville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heartwellville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heartwellville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heartwellville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heartwellville. See our Newspapers Page for Heartwellville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heartwellville ...

Looking for more information about Heartwellville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Heartwellville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heartwellville.

Adding Heartwellville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heartwellville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Heartwellville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Heartwellville post office opened in 1850.

We also found Heartwellville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heartwellville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heartwellville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Bennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heartwellville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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