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 Bragg (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 Bragg. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Bragg 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 Bragg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bragg:
- Windsor County (The home county of Bragg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Norwich
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Norwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- West Norwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Wilder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
- Pompanoosuc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Quechee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quechee is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
- North Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Union Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- South Strafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thetford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Strafford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Thetford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thetford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Strafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Post Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Ely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Tunbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- Tunbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Killington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Sherburne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- West Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Killington Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Telemark Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Mendon
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Shrewsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Chittenden
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Healdville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Healdville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
- Mendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chittenden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Graniteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sachem Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Meadow Brook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Pinewood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- West Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mascoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Lyme Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Lyme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Shaker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Montcalm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Elkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
- Mount Sunapee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Potter Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Wilmot Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Meriden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Squag City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- North Grantham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Cornish City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Cornish
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- Grantham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Balloch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- Croydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Croydon Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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 Bragg, see our County-by-County Page for Bragg.
Cemeteries Near Bragg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bragg.
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 Bragg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bragg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Norwich.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988209 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Christian Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knolls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkhurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trask Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Hartford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Center of Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (414 more) ...
- Hartford Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Bragg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bragg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Norwich
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Norwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- West Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Hartford is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- West Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Deweys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deweys Mills is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweys Mills
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Pompanoosuc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Union Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hanover Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hanover Center is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Center
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Pomfret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomfret
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bragg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bragg.
Newspapers Published in Bragg ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bragg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bragg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bragg.
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 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 Bragg:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Windsor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Orange County
- Rutland County
- Washington County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack 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 Bragg, 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- Bragg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |