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Welcome to East Shoreham ...

East Shoreham is located in Addison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Shoreham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for East Shoreham: E. Shoreham

East Shoreham is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Shoreham: 802

Communities Also Named East Shoreham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Shoreham - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Shoreham.

Communities near East Shoreham ...

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

  • Middlebury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Middlebury is located in Addison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Castleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Ticonderoga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pittsford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Fair Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • West Rutland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • New Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Addison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Proctor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Addison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Addison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 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 Shoreham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Shoreham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Shoreham. 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 Shoreham.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Shoreham ...

Looking for more information about East Shoreham? 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 Shoreham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Shoreham.

Adding East Shoreham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Shoreham 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 Shoreham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Shoreham post office opened in 1872.

We also found East Shoreham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Addison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Shoreham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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