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Welcome to Vermontville ...

Vermontville is located in the Adirondacks.

Vermontville is located in Franklin County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vermontville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Vermontville is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Vermontville: (518)

Communities Also Named Vermontville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Vermontville - they are located in Michigan and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vermontville.

Communities near Vermontville ...

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

  • Saranac Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake Placid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
    • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
  • Harrietstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
  • Merrillsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
    • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
  • Paul Smiths
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ray Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Whiteface
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • Whiteface is located in Essex County
  • Saranac Inn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
    • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
  • Black Brook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
    • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
  • North Elba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
    • North Elba is located in Essex County

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 Vermontville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vermontville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vermontville. 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 Vermontville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vermontville ...

Looking for more information about Vermontville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vermontville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vermontville.

Adding Vermontville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vermontville 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 Vermontville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vermontville post office opened in 1854.

We also found Vermontville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vermontville.

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, 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 Vermontville - 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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