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Welcome to Amsden ...

Amsden is located in Windsor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amsden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Amsden is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Amsden: 802

Communities Also Named Amsden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Amsden - they are located in Michigan and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Amsden ...

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

  • Claremont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Claremont is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <3>
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Springfield is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Newport is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
  • Charlestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • Hartland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
  • Bellows Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amsden ...

Looking for more information about Amsden? 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 Amsden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amsden.

Adding Amsden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amsden 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 (so far) for Amsden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Amsden post office opened in 1880. The Amsden post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amsden.

Footnotes ...

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

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