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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 Charlotte (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 Charlotte. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Charlotte is located in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County: Clinton (NY), Essex (NY), Addison, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Charlotte. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charlotte:

  • Chittenden County     (The home county of Charlotte)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte, with the one closest to Charlotte listed first.
    • Charlotte
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
    • East Charlotte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Prindle Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shelburne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
    • Shelburne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <3>
    • Hinesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hinesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
      • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
    • Saint George
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
      • Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County
    • South Burlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
      • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <3>
    • Burlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Williston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
    • Williston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <3>
  • Addison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte, with the one closest to Charlotte listed first.
    • North Ferrisburgh Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Ferrisburgh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferrisburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
      • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
    • Ferrisburgh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
      • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Vergennes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergennes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
      • Vergennes is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <3>
    • Monkton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
      • Monkton is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
    • Starksboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Panton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
      • Panton is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
    • Waltham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • New Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Starksboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starksboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksboro
      • Starksboro is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Addison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte, with the one closest to Charlotte listed first.
    • West Georgia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Georgia Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Georgia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
    • Fairfax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
  • Grand Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte, with the one closest to Charlotte listed first.
    • South Hero
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Keeler Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeler Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
      • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keeler Bay
      • From Charlotte to Keeler Bay
    • Pearl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Grand Isle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Adams Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lamoille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte, with the one closest to Charlotte listed first.
    • Moscow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lower Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Lamoille County
    • Cambridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stowe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
      • Stowe is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,447 people
    • Stowe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cambridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte, with the one closest to Charlotte listed first.
    • Fayston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayston
      • Fayston is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayston <3>
    • Duxbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
    • North Fayston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sugarbush Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarbush Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
      • Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
    • Waitsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Waitsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waitsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
      • Waitsfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
    • Waterbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Washington County
    • Waterbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
    • Moretown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moretown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretown
      • Moretown is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Alpine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton County (NY)
  • Essex County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Charlotte ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlotte.

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 Charlotte covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Barber Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thorp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meach Island Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meach Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meach Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meech Island Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Morningside Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningside Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningside Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelburne Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelburne Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelburne Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Smith Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Smith Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Smith Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Paya - Oppenheim Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paya - Oppenheim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paya - Oppenheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coats Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • O'Neil Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neil Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neil Road 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 Charlotte had a population of 189 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Charlotte ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlotte.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charlotte, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charlotte.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Charlotte:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charlotte. 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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Charlotte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Charlotte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charlotte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3099, Longitude: -73.2598    









 

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