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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Branch School. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Branch School to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Branch School, please Contact Us.
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 Branch School (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 Branch School. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Branch School is historic, it would have been located within present day Addison 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 Addison County: Essex (NY), Washington (NY), Chittenden, Orange, Rutland, Washington & Windsor.
Below are the counties that are near Branch School. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Branch School:
- Addison County (The home county of Branch School)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hancock is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Hancock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Ripton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ripton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leicester is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Middlebury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebury is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
- Chittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Buels Gore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
- Hinesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
- Hinesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prindle Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
- East Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Braintree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Braintree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Braintree Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree Hill
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Randolph Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
- South Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- East Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- North Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Randolph
- Brookfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
- East Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Tunbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Forest Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chittenden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chittenden is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chittenden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- East Pittsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Pittsford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittsford
- Sudbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Mendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Telemark Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- Killington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Alpine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alpine Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarbush Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
- Waitsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waitsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Waitsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Northfield Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Northfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fayston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Northfield Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,939 people
- Lilliesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lilliesville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilliesville
- Gaysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaysville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
- Stockbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockbridge is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Barnard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Barnard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Essex County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Ticonderoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Port Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Branch School, see our County-by-County Page for Branch School.
Cemeteries Near Branch School ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Branch School.
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 Branch School - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Branch School covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mazham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Branch School in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Branch School.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Branch School, with the one closest to Branch School listed first.
- Hancock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bread Loaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bread Loaf is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Loaf
- West Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Braintree
- Braintree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- East Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granville
- Ripton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- South Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Lincoln is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Branch School. See our List of 1890's Communities around Branch School.
Newspapers Published in Branch School ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Branch School.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Branch School, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Branch School.
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 Branch School:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Addison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chittenden County
- Orange County
- Rutland County
- Washington County
- Windsor County
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Branch School, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Branch School) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |