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 Camp Grounds (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 Camp Grounds. 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 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.
Camp Grounds is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County : Chittenden , Grand Isle , Lamoille & Orleans .
Below are the counties that are near Camp Grounds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Grounds:
Franklin County (The home county of Camp Grounds)
The following are listed by their distance from Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Camp Grounds listed first.
North Sheldon (Less than 2 miles to the west)
North Sheldon is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheldon South Franklin (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
South Franklin is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Franklin Sheldon (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Sheldon is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
Enosburg Falls (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
Franklin (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
West Enosburg (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
West Enosburg is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg Berkshire (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Berkshire is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
Berkshire (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Berkshire is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire West Berkshire (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
West Berkshire is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkshire Enosburg (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Egypt ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Egypt is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Fairfield (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Chittenden County
The following are listed by their distance from Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Camp Grounds listed first.
Miltonboro (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro Westford (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Westford is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
Westford (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Westford is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Milton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Milton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Milton is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
Checkerberry Village (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village Underhill (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Underhill is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill Population from the 2020 Census: 3,076 people
Pages Corner (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner Essex Center (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Essex Center is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Center Essex (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Essex is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
Colchester (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Colchester is located in Chittenden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
Colchester (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Grand Isle County
The following are listed by their distance from Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Camp Grounds listed first.
Alburg Center (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center North Hero (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
North Hero is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
Alburg (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Alburg is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
Alburgh (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
North Hero (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Alburg (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Alburg is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
Isle La Motte (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
Isle la Motte (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Grand Isle (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
Adams Landing (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing Pearl (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Pearl is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Keeler Bay (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay Lamoille County
The following are listed by their distance from Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Camp Grounds listed first.
Belvidere Junction (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction Belvidere (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Belvidere is located in Lamoille County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Belvidere (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Belvidere is located in Lamoille County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Waterville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Waterville is located in Lamoille County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
Cambridge (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Jeffersonville (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Cambridge (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Cambridge is located in Lamoille County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
Johnson (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Johnson is located in Lamoille County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
Eden (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Eden is located in Lamoille County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
Eden (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Johnson (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Hyde Park (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
Orleans County
The following are listed by their distance from Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Camp Grounds listed first.
Westfield (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Westfield is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
Jay (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Jay is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
Lowell (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Lowell is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
Troy (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
North Troy (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Troy (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Troy is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
Albany (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Newport (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Newport is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
Albany Center (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Albany Center is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Center Albany (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Albany is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
Craftsbury (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Craftsbury is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsbury Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
East Albany (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
East Albany is located in Orleans County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Albany Clinton County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Camp Grounds listed first.
Rouses Point (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Coopersville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Coopersville is located in Clinton County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville Point Au Roche (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Au Roche Champlain (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Chazy (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Ingraham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Ingraham is located in Clinton County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham Cumberland Head (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Grounds, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Grounds .
Cemeteries Near Camp Grounds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Grounds.
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 Camp Grounds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Grounds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Camp Grounds listed first.
Gallop Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
East Sheldon Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Sheldon Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Grace Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Waite Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Kirley Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Old Catholic Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
South Franklin Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
South Franklin Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Marsh Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Sheldon Union Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Continue List (273 more) ...
Sheldon Home Association Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
North Fairfield - Herrick Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
New Catholic Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Camp Grounds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Grounds.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Grounds, with the one closest to Camp Grounds listed first.
East Sheldon (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
East Sheldon is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sheldon North Sheldon (Less than 2 miles to the west)
North Sheldon is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheldon South Franklin (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
South Franklin is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Franklin Sheldon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Sheldon is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Enosburg Falls (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
Sheldon Junction (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Sheldon Junction is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Junction West Enosburg (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
West Enosburg is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg Sheldon Springs (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Sheldon Springs is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Springs Franklin (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin East Highgate (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
East Highgate is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highgate Fairfield Station (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Fairfield Station is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Station North Enosburg (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
North Enosburg is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enosburg Continue List (16 more) ...
Berkshire (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Berkshire is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire West Berkshire (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
West Berkshire is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkshire East Franklin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
East Franklin is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Grounds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Grounds .
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 helpful 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 Camp Grounds:
Websites specific to Vermont Pages specific to Franklin County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Chittenden County Grand Isle County Lamoille County Orleans County Clinton County Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camp Grounds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 Camp Grounds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.