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 Barnard (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 Barnard. 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.
Barnard 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 Barnard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnard:
- Windsor County (The home county of Barnard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- Barnard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gaysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaysville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
- Stockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Lilliesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lilliesville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilliesville
- Prosper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- South Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Lower Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- Granville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Ripton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ripton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Leicester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leicester is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Leicester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ripton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Leicester Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- South Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- Tunbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tunbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- East Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Randolph Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
- South Strafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Strafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braintree Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Braintree Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree Hill
- Braintree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- Killington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Sherburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Pittsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Killington Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Telemark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- West Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Pittsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Mendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Chittenden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chittenden is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Chittenden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Pittsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Pittsford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittsford
- Mendon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alpine Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Northfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Northfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
- Northfield Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Websterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Meadow Brook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Pinewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Sachem Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Mascoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Lyme
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <1>
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montcalm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Lower Shaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Squag City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Cornish City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Balloch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- South Cornish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- Claremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Grantham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Grantham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnard, see our County-by-County Page for Barnard.
Cemeteries Near Barnard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnard.
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 Barnard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- The Nye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nye Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528160 <2>
- Ellis - Ashley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Road - Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Barnard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Barnard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abbott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvester Plot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (473 more) ...
- Broad Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Bridgewater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Barnard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnard, with the one closest to Barnard listed first.
- Barnard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Barnard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Barnard is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barnard
- Gaysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaysville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
- Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- South Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Pomfret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomfret
- South Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- West Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Woodstock is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnard.
Newspapers Published in Barnard ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnard, 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 Barnard.
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 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 Barnard:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Windsor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Orange County
- Rutland County
- Washington County
- Grafton 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 Barnard, 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 from Point A (ie- Barnard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |