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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 Alburgh (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 Alburgh. 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 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.

Alburgh is located in Grand Isle 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 Grand Isle County: Clinton (NY), Chittenden & Franklin.

Below are the counties that are near Alburgh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alburgh:

  • Grand Isle County     (The home county of Alburgh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alburgh, with the one closest to Alburgh listed first.
    • Alburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
      • Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County
    • Isle La Motte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • North Hero
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Adams Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County
    • Grand Isle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
    • South Hero
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alburgh, with the one closest to Alburgh listed first.
    • Miltonboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
    • Checkerberry Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Colchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
      • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
    • Westford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Colchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Malletts Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
      • Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County
      • Malletts Bay has also been known as:
      • Malets Bay
      • Maletts Bay
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alburgh, with the one closest to Alburgh listed first.
    • Maquam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
      • Maquam is located in Franklin County
    • Swanton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Swanton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Highgate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
      • Highgate is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Saint Albans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • Greens Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
      • Greens Corners is located in Franklin County
    • Saint Albans
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgia Plains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
      • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
    • North Fairfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
      • North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
    • Sheldon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
    • Georgia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
    • Oakland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Franklin County
  • Clinton County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alburgh, with the one closest to Alburgh listed first.
    • Rouses Point
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
      • Coopersville is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • Champlain
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sciola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
      • Sciola is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • Mooers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mooers Forks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Woods Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • Beekmantown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
      • Beekmantown is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • Cumberland Head
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
      • Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • West Beekmantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Beekmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
      • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • Altona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <2>
    • Plattsburgh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alburgh, see our County-by-County Page for Alburgh.

Newspapers Published in Alburgh ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alburgh.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alburgh, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alburgh.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Alburgh:

Cemeteries Near Alburgh ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alburgh.

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 Alburgh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alburgh, with the one closest to Alburgh listed first.

  • Bush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
  • St. Amadeus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Amadeus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Amadeus Cemetery
  • Alburg Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alburg Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alburg Center Cemetery
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
  • Reynolds McGregor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds McGregor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds McGregor Cemetery
  • North End Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North End Cemetery
  • Alburg Tongue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alburg Tongue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alburg Tongue Cemetery
  • North End Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North End Cemetery
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Clarenceville Untied Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alburgh had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alburgh had a population of 526 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alburgh, with the one closest to Alburgh listed first.

  • Alburg Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
    • Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County
  • East Alburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alburg
    • East Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
  • Alburg Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Springs
    • Alburg Springs is located in Grand Isle County
  • Rouses Point
    (3 miles [4.8 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>
  • West Swanton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanton
    • West Swanton is located in Franklin County
  • Coopersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
    • Coopersville is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Champlain
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Isle la Motte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle la Motte <2>
  • Maquam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
    • Maquam is located in Franklin County
  • Chazy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Swanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Highgate Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Springs
    • Highgate Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highgate Springs <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North Hero
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Swanton Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton Junction
      • Swanton Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Highgate Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alburgh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alburgh.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alburgh. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alburgh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alburgh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9768, Longitude: -73.2999    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Alburgh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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