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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 East Dummerston (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 East Dummerston. 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.

Name Variations for East Dummerston ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Dummerston: E. Dummerston

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

East Dummerston is located in Windham 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 Windham County: Franklin (MA), Cheshire (NH), Sullivan (NH), Bennington & Windsor.

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

  • Windham County     (The home county of East Dummerston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Dummerston, with the one closest to East Dummerston listed first.
    • Dummerston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dummerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
      • Dummerston is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • West Dummerston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Putney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
      • Putney is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
    • Brattleboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Brattleboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • West Brattleboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Brookline is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Newfane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County
    • Williamsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Newfane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfane
      • Newfane is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
    • Ames Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmonyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Dummerston, with the one closest to East Dummerston listed first.
    • Searsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Readsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Readsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
      • Readsboro is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Winhall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
      • Winhall is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Landgrove Town Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
      • Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
    • Glastenbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
      • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Woodford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Woodford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bromley Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
      • Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
    • Landgrove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
      • Landgrove is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Peru
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Stamford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Dummerston, with the one closest to East Dummerston listed first.
    • Chester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Chester Depot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Simonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Andover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
    • Andover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • North Springfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Perkinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Dummerston, with the one closest to East Dummerston listed first.
    • Drury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Florida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Dummerston, with the one closest to East Dummerston listed first.
    • West Northfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Leyden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
      • Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Northfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Elm Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bernardston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
      • Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Mount Hermon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Colrain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
      • Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Foundry Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Gill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
    • Warwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Griswoldville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Heath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Factory Village ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
      • Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Worcester County (MA)
  • Cheshire County (NH)
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Dummerston, with the one closest to East Dummerston listed first.
    • West Peterborough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hancock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Antrim Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Clinton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
      • Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Elmwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From East Dummerston to Elmwood
    • North Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Peterborough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
      • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <2>
  • Sullivan County (NH)

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

Cemeteries Near East Dummerston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Dummerston.

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

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

  • Burnett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dummerston Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dummerston Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dummerston Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kathan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kathan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kathan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allyn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allyn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Willson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Taft Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taft Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist 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 East Dummerston had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in East Dummerston ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Dummerston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Dummerston, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Dummerston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to East Dummerston:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Dummerston. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 East Dummerston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Dummerston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Dummerston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9324, Longitude: -72.5524       In this case, the coordinates for East Dummerston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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