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We found 22 communities that share the name Bolton.
Within Vermont, the name Bolton is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Connecticut
Tolland County
This Bolton is located in Tolland County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Bolton.
Georgia
Fulton County
This Bolton is located in Fulton County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Bolton.
Illinois
Stephenson County
This Bolton is located in Stephenson County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Bolton.
Iowa
Mahaska County
This Bolton is located in Mahaska County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the west of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Bolton.
Kansas
Montgomery County
This Bolton is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bolton.
Kentucky
Lawrence County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bolton [Lawrence County].
Maryland
Charles County
This Bolton is located in Charles County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Bolton.
Queen Anne's County
This Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the south southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Bolton.
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Bolton is located in Worcester County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Bolton.
Michigan
Alpena County
This Bolton is located in Alpena County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpena County community of Bolton.
Mississippi
Hinds County
This Bolton is located in Hinds County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Bolton.
Missouri
Harrison County
This Bolton is located in Harrison County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Bolton.
New York
Warren County
This Bolton is located in Warren County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bolton.
North Carolina
Columbus County
This Bolton is located in Columbus County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Bolton.
Ohio
Stark County
This Bolton is located in Stark County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Bolton.
Ontario
This Bolton lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Bolton is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Bolton.
South Dakota
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Bolton [Clay County].
Tennessee
Shelby County
This Bolton is located in Shelby County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Bolton.
Texas
Van Zandt County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bolton [Van Zandt County].
Virginia
Russell County
This Bolton is located in Russell County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bolton that is located in Chittenden County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Bolton.
Wisconsin
Oneida County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bolton [Oneida County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolton ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Buels Gore (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buels Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bolton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bolton and extending to:
Burlington, which is the Seat of Chittenden County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bolton to Burlington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,095 miles [6,590.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 from Point A (ie- Bolton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bolton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3728, Longitude: -72.8807 In this case, the coordinates for Bolton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Bolton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bolton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bolton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.788 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.822 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.39 degrees.