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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 Barre (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 Barre. 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.

Name Variations for Barre ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Barre was originally named Wildersburgh

Barre has also been known as: Barre City.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Barre. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barre.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Barre is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille & Orange.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Barre)
  • Addison County
  • Caledonia County
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barre, with the one closest to Barre listed first.
    • Buels Gore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Bolton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolton is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
    • Huntington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Huntington is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
    • Nashville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Richmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Richmond is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,100 people
    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jericho Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Underhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Underhill is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,076 people
    • Jericho
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
    • Hinesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
  • Lamoille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barre, with the one closest to Barre listed first.
    • Elmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Elmore is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Moscow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lower Village is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
    • Stowe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stowe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stowe is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,447 people
    • Wolcott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Morristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
    • Morrisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cadys Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wolcott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wolcott is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
    • Cleveland Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hyde Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hyde Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barre, with the one closest to Barre listed first.
    • Williamstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Williamstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Williamstown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
    • Orange
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Brookfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Brookfield is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
    • East Brookfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Topsham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Topsham is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Corinth is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
    • West Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chelsea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Chelsea is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
    • West Brookfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Randolph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • East Corinth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans County
  • Windsor County
  • Grafton County (NH)

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

Cemeteries Near Barre ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barre.

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 Barre - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Barre had a population of 4,146 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Barre had a population of 8,474 people.

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

  • South Barre
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • South Barre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
  • Websterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Graniteville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Barre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • East Montpelier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Montpelier is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
  • Montpelier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Montpelier Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Montpelier Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Junction
  • West Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Berlin is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Montpelier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Montpelier is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Montpelier
    • Northfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Northfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Northfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Northfield

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Barre ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barre.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Barre. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Barre and those printed in the larger area surrounding Barre.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Barre.

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 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 Barre:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Barre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.