A visit to the Frenchmans Plot ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Frenchmans Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Frenchmans Plot:
44.8609, -71.9284
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Frenchmans Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Frenchmans Plot is located in Orleans County<2>.
The county seat for Orleans County is located in Newport. Newport lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Frenchmans Plot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Frenchmans Plot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Frenchmans Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Frenchmans Plot, with the nearest first.
- Cargill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morrill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Morgan Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blyhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blyhill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyhill Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Mead Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mead Hill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Hill Cemetery
- Mead Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mead Hill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Hill Cemetery
- West Charleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Castle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Castle Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Crawford Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willoughby Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Frenchmans Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Frenchmans Plot, with the nearest first:
- East Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- Island Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Warner's Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warner's Grant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner's Grant
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- Warren's Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren's Gore is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Gore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
- West Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Brighton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
- Avery's Gore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avery's Gore is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Westmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westmore is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Brownington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Brownington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
- Ferdinand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferdinand is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Stanhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Baldwin Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Derby Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derby Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derby Center is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Brownington Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownington Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Frenchmans Plot:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Orleans County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Frenchmans Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1920003 (Frenchmans Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920003 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Orleans
- Est. Elev: 468 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Island Pond
- Location given for Frenchmans Lot:
- Lat: 44.8608817 Lon: -71.9284292
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frenchmans Plot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |