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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 Brownsville (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 Brownsville. 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.

Brownsville is located in Windsor County.

To see how the shape of Vermont's counties 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 Brownsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownsville:

  • Windsor County     (The home county of Brownsville)
  • Bennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
    • Landgrove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
      • Landgrove is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Landgrove Town Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
      • Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
    • Peru
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Bromley Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
      • Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
    • Winhall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
      • Winhall is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
    • Union Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Orange County
    • South Strafford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Strafford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Strafford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <2>
    • Thetford Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thetford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
      • Thetford is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
    • Old City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Orange County
    • South Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tunbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
      • Tunbridge is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
    • Tunbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Post Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rutland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
    • Healdville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • West Bridgewater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Holly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Mount Holly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bowlsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shrewsbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Killington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
      • Killington is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Killington Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
      • Killington Village is located in Rutland County
    • Sherburne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherburne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
      • Sherburne is located in Rutland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherburne
      • From Brownsville to Sherburne
    • Telemark Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telemark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
      • Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
    • Mount Tabor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
      • Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Wallingford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
    • Brockways Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rockingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Grafton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Rockingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
    • Grafton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Londonderry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
      • Londonderry is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Cambridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Saxtons River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bellows Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
      • Bellows Falls is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <2>
    • North Westminster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
      • North Westminster is located in Windham County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
    • Windham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Cheshire County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
    • Alstead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Drewsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cold River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
      • Cold River is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cold River
      • From Brownsville to Cold River
    • Alstead Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Walpole
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Marlow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Gilsum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilsum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilsum
      • Gilsum is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilsum <2>
  • Grafton County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
    • Pinewood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
      • Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • West Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebanon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Montcalm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montcalm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
      • Montcalm is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montcalm
      • From Brownsville to Montcalm
    • Sachem Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachem Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
      • Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Hanover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Etna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lower Shaker Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
      • Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Mascoma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mascoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
      • Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mascoma
      • From Brownsville to Mascoma
    • Upper Shaker Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
      • Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Enfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrimack County (NH)
  • Sullivan County (NH)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownsville, see our County-by-County Page for Brownsville.

Cemeteries Near Brownsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.

  • Brownsville #1 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownsville #1 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownsville #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brownsville #2 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownsville #2 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownsville #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheddsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheddsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheddsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amsden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amsden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amsden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Felchville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felchville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felchville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eddy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ascutney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hoisington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoisington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoisington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenneville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenbush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Old South Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ascutneyville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ascutneyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ascutneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ascutneyville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ascutneyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ascutneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brownsville had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownsville.

Newspapers Published in Brownsville ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brownsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Brownsville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Brownsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4679, Longitude: -72.4711    









 

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