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Welcome to East Cabot ...

East Cabot is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Cabot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

A typical abbreviation for East Cabot: E. Cabot

East Cabot is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Cabot lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Cabot: 802

Communities near East Cabot ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Cabot.

  • Barre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
    • Barre has also been known as:
    • Barre City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <3>
  • Barre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
  • Montpelier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johnsbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Lyndon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
  • Hardwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
  • East Montpelier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Montpelier is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Danville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Danville is located in Caledonia County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Wolcott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolcott is located in Lamoille County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Barnet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnet is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Cabot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Cabot.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Cabot. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Cabot.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Cabot. See our Newspapers Page for East Cabot.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Cabot ...

Looking for more information about East Cabot? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Cabot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Cabot.

Adding East Cabot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Cabot in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Cabot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Cabot post office opened in 1863. The East Cabot post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Cabot.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Cabot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/