Welcome to East Montpelier ...
East Montpelier is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Montpelier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
A typical abbreviation for East Montpelier: E. Montpelier
East Montpelier is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Montpelier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for East Montpelier: 802
Communities near East Montpelier ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Montpelier.
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Washington County
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Montpelier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
- Northfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Waterbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Stowe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
- Hardwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <3>
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 Montpelier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Montpelier.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Montpelier. 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 Montpelier.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Montpelier. See our Newspapers Page for East Montpelier.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Montpelier ...
Looking for more information about East Montpelier? 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 Montpelier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Montpelier.
Adding East Montpelier to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Montpelier 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 for East Montpelier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the East Montpelier post office opened in 1826.
We also found East Montpelier in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Montpelier.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Montpelier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
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 Montpelier - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |