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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 Derby Line (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 Derby Line. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Derby Line is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Caledonia, Essex, Franklin & Lamoille.

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

  • Orleans County     (The home county of Derby Line)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Derby Line, with the one closest to Derby Line listed first.
    • Beebe Plain
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Derby Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Center
      • Derby Center is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Derby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
    • Lindsay Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holland
      • From Derby Line to Holland
    • Newport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
    • Holland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • West Charleston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Morgan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Coventry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Newport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
    • Brownington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Brownington is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Caledonia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Derby Line, with the one closest to Derby Line listed first.
    • Summit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Caledonia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Summit
      • From Derby Line to Summit
    • Newark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Sheffield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Sutton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Sutton is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • West Burke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burke
      • West Burke is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burke <3>
    • Burke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Burke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burke
      • From Derby Line to Burke
    • Sheffield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wheelock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • East Burke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Wheelock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
      • Wheelock is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Egypt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Derby Line, with the one closest to Derby Line listed first.
    • Warner's Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner's Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner's Grant
      • Warner's Grant is located in Essex County
    • Warren's Gore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Gore
      • Warren's Gore is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Norton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Avery's Gore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
      • Avery's Gore is located in Essex County
    • Island Pond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
    • Averill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill <3>
    • Lewis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Essex County
    • Averill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Canaan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Lemington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
      • Lemington is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Ferdinand
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Ferdinand is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Derby Line, with the one closest to Derby Line listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Richford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
      • Richford is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,303 people
    • Montgomery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Richford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
      • Richford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richford <3>
  • Lamoille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Derby Line, with the one closest to Derby Line listed first.
    • Eden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Eden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Derby Line, with the one closest to Derby Line listed first.
    • West Stewartstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • North Stratford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Stewartstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
      • Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Cones
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cones. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
      • Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cones
      • From Derby Line to Cones
    • Colebrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
      • Colebrook is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <3>
    • Meriden Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Derby Line ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Derby Line.

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

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

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 Derby Line had a population of 574 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Derby Line had a population of 615 people.

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

  • Beebe Plain
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • North Derby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Derby
    • North Derby is located in Orleans County
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Orleans County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Holland
    • From Derby Line to Holland
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
  • West Charleston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Morgan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan <3>
  • Morgan Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center
    • Morgan Center is located in Orleans County
  • Newport Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Center
    • Newport Center is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport Center <3>
  • Coventry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <3>
  • Brownington Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington Center
    • Brownington Center is located in Orleans County
  • Brownington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • East Charleston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Evansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <3>
    • North Troy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Troy
      • North Troy is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Troy <3>
    • Jay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Derby Line ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Derby Line.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Derby Line, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Derby Line.

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 either 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 Derby Line:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Derby Line. 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>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 Derby Line, 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 from Point A (ie- Derby Line) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Derby Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0014, Longitude: -72.1025    









 

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