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 Amsden (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 Amsden. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Amsden is located in Windsor 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 Windsor County: Grafton (NH), Sullivan (NH), Addison, Bennington, Orange, Rutland & Windham.
Below are the counties that are near Amsden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amsden:
- Windsor County (The home county of Amsden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Greenbush
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Downers
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Downers is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
- Perkinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weathersfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Felchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Felchville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felchville
- Ascutney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Cavendish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cavendish is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
- Sheddsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
- West Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Windsor is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- North Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cavendish
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bennington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Landgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Landgrove is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Landgrove Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
- Peru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bromley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
- Winhall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Barnumville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnumville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Union Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- South Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Healdville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Healdville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
- Mount Holly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Mount Holly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowlsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bowlsville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
- West Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Shrewsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Mount Tabor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Killington Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Wallingford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Killington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Sherburne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Telemark Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- South Wallingford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Wallingford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallingford
- Windham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Brockways Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockingham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Londonderry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Londonderry is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Cambridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cambridgeport is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Bellows Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saxtons River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- North Westminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Westminster is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Windham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Windham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Drewsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Drewsville is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
- Alstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cold River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cold River is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Alstead Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Walpole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Gilsum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Surry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Lower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Stoddard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Sullivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Meadow Brook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Pinewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- West Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Sachem Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Shaker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Mascoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Upper Shaker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Lockehaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Mount Sunapee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blodgett Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Newbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Sutton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sutton is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <1>
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
- Wilmot Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Balloch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornish City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- South Cornish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- Squag City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Charlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quaker City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Kelleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Meriden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amsden, see our County-by-County Page for Amsden.
Cemeteries Near Amsden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amsden.
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 Amsden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amsden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Plain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenbush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Toles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upham - Aldrich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Felchville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ascutneyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Brownsville #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brownsville #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Revolutionary War Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Amsden had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amsden, with the one closest to Amsden listed first.
- Perkinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weathersfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Felchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Felchville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felchville
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cavendish
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Proctorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Claremont Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Claremont Junction is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont Junction
- West Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Claremont is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Claremont
- South Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Reading is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Reading
- Gassetts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gassetts is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassetts
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Charlestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Charlestown is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charlestown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amsden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amsden.
Newspapers Published in Amsden ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amsden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amsden, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amsden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Amsden:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Windsor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bennington County
- Orange County
- Rutland County
- Windham County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Amsden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amsden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |