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Welcome to Bread Loaf ...

Bread Loaf is located in Addison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bread Loaf, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bread Loaf is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bread Loaf: 802

Communities near Bread Loaf ...

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

  • Middlebury
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Randolph
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Bristol
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
  • Brandon
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Pittsford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Vergennes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Monkton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Monkton is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Bethel
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Bristol
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Starksboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Starksboro is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 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 Bread Loaf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bread Loaf.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bread Loaf ...

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

Adding Bread Loaf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bread Loaf 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 Bread Loaf was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bread Loaf.

Footnotes ...

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