Our Genealogy Helper
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 Haven (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 Haven. 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 Haven ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Haven: E. Haven
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Haven. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Haven.
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 and hospitals 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 Haven is located in Essex County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Essex County: Coos (NH), Grafton (NH), Caledonia & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near East Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Haven:
- Essex County (The home county of East Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Haven, with the one closest to East Haven listed first.
- Ferdinand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Granby is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Gallup Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Granby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Brighton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Damon Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Maidstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Island Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brunswick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Haven, with the one closest to East Haven listed first.
- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- East Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Lyndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
- Lyndonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelock is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Lamoille County
- Wolcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wolcott is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Haven, with the one closest to East Haven listed first.
- Westmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westmore is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- East Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Glover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Brownington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Barton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
- Barton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Brownington Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington Village
- West Glover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Haven, with the one closest to East Haven listed first.
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Cabot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Cabot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cabot
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Haven, with the one closest to East Haven listed first.
- Masons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- North Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Stratford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stratford is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Northumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Meriden Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden Hill is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
- Groveton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cones
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Stark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Haven, with the one closest to East Haven listed first.
- North Littleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Apthorp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Littleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Franconia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Haven, see our County-by-County Page for East Haven.
Cemeteries Near East Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Haven.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for East Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Haven, with the one closest to East Haven listed first.
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howard Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Rangers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Packer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burke Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Victory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Granby Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Victory Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find East Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Haven, with the one closest to East Haven listed first.
- East Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Gallup Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- East Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wenlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wenlock is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenlock
- East Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Brighton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
- Damon Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Island Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Victory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Beatties
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beatties is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatties
- North Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Haven.
Newspapers Published in East Haven ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Haven, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Haven.
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 Haven:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caledonia County
- Lamoille County
- Orleans County
- Washington County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |