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 Belvidere Center (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 Belvidere Center. 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 Belvidere Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Belvidere Center: Belvidere Ctr. (or less commonly used: Belvidere Cen., Belvidere Cent. or Belvidere Cntr.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Belvidere Center is located in Lamoille 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 Lamoille County: Caledonia, Chittenden, Franklin, Orleans & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Belvidere Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belvidere Center:
- Lamoille County (The home county of Belvidere Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- Belvidere
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Belvidere
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
- Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
- Jeffersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- Hardwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
- East Hardwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Walden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Walden is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walden
- Stannard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stannard is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Stannard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stannard is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannard
- Sheffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Walden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
- Wheelock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelock is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Chittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- Underhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Underhill is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,076 people
- Westford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westford is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
- Westford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westford is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Checkerberry Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
- Bolton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Essex Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Center is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Center
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- Bakersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- Bakersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enosburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
- West Enosburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Enosburg Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Binghamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Binghamville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- North Hero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Grand Isle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- North Hero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Craftsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craftsbury is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Albany Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albany Center is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Center
- Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craftsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Albany is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Albany
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- East Craftsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Craftsbury is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Craftsbury
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- Worcester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Worcester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Waterbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waterbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Worcester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbury
- Maple Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
- North Calais
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Calais is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Calais
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Waterbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Calais
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calais is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Calais
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belvidere Center, see our County-by-County Page for Belvidere Center.
Cemeteries Near Belvidere Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belvidere Center.
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 Belvidere Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belvidere Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- Belvidere Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burroughs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Page Burial Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balch - Town Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Dodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smiley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Belvidere Center had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belvidere Center, with the one closest to Belvidere Center listed first.
- Belvidere
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Bakersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Fletcher is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fletcher
- Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Enosburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enosburg
- Enosburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eden Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cambridge
- Cambridge Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Enosburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg
- Jeffersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belvidere Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belvidere Center.
Newspapers Published in Belvidere Center ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belvidere Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belvidere Center, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belvidere Center.
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 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 Belvidere Center:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Lamoille County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caledonia County
- Chittenden County
- Franklin County
- Grand Isle County
- Orleans County
- Washington 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 Belvidere Center, 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- Belvidere Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |