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Welcome to Binghamville ...

Binghamville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Binghamville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Binghamville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Binghamville: 802

Communities near Binghamville ...

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

  • Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Essex
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • Colchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
  • Milton
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Essex Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Williston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Winooski
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Albans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Swanton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Saint Albans
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Binghamville ...

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

Adding Binghamville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Binghamville 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 Binghamville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Binghamville post office opened in 1891. The Binghamville post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Binghamville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Binghamville - 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/