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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Algiers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Algiers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Algiers, please Contact Us.
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 Algiers (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 Algiers. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Algiers is historic, it would have been located within present day Windham County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Windham County: Franklin (MA), Cheshire (NH), Sullivan (NH), Bennington & Windsor.
Below are the counties that are near Algiers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Algiers:
- Windham County (The home county of Algiers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Brattleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Brattleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- Brattleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Ames Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Dummerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- East Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Marlboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bennington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Readsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Readsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Searsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Stamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Woodford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glastenbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Woodford Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Winhall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Windsor County
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Drury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Florida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Briggsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Savoy Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
- North Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Savoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Zylonite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Renfrew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Greylock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Leyden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- West Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Bernardston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Mount Hermon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Colrain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Gill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Foundry Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Griswoldville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griswoldville is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Shattuckville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- North Amherst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Hatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- North Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Cummington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Swift River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Amherst Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- East Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Hatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Royalston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Athol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Baldwinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- Phillipston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Winchendon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Brooks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Goulding Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Petersham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Hinsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashuelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spofford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Swanzey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swanzey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Swanzey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keene is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <2>
- Surry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- West Peterborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Langdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Charlestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Acworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Acworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Algiers, see our County-by-County Page for Algiers.
Cemeteries Near Algiers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Algiers.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Algiers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Algiers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cotton Mill Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morningside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weatherhead Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon Cemetery
- The North Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunt Cemetery
- Brattleboro Area Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Retreat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Guilford Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Maplehurst & Elmshurt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Algiers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Algiers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Algiers, with the one closest to Algiers listed first.
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Hinsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hinsdale
- Brattleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Guilford Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford Center is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
- West Brattleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hinsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashuelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leyden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- West Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Algiers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Algiers.
Newspapers Published in Algiers ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Algiers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Algiers, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Algiers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Algiers:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Windham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bennington County
- Windsor County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Algiers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Algiers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |