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Welcome to East Thetford ...

East Thetford is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Thetford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for East Thetford: E. Thetford

East Thetford is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Thetford: 802

The ZIP code for East Thetford: 05043<3>

Communities Also Named East Thetford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Thetford - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near East Thetford ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Hanover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanover is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Enfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Enfield is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
  • Haverhill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Canaan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canaan is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
  • Norwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
  • Royalton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Royalton is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
  • Bradford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bradford is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Thetford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thetford is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 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 Thetford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Thetford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Thetford ...

Looking for more information about East Thetford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Thetford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Thetford.

Adding East Thetford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Thetford post office opened in 1850.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Thetford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Thetford). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Thetford or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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