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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 Eden (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 Eden. 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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Eden is located in Lamoille 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 Lamoille County: Caledonia, Chittenden, Franklin, Orleans & Washington.

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

  • Lamoille County     (The home county of Eden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Eden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Eden is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Hyde Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Belvidere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Cleveland Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Johnson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
    • Belvidere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hyde Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cadys Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Belvidere Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Waterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Waterville is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Morrisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Caledonia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Hardwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
    • East Hardwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stannard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheffield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • South Walden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stannard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stannard is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Walden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walden is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
    • Wheelock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheelock is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Sheffield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wheelock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Walden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Underhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Underhill is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,076 people
    • Westford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Westford is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Westford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bolton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolton is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
    • Jericho
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
    • Jericho Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Essex is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
    • Pages Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Montgomery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Bakersfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
    • Bakersfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Montgomery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Enosburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Enosburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
    • Fletcher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fletcher is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Richford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Richford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,303 people
    • Enosburg Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Binghamville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Binghamville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Lowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowell is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Albany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mill Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mill Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Craftsbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Craftsbury is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Albany Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Craftsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Albany is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • East Craftsbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Westfield is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Greensboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greensboro is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Woodbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Woodbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Woodbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Worcester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Worcester is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
    • South Woodbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • North Calais
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Calais
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Calais is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
    • Calais
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Maple Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Worcester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cabot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
    • Cabot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cabot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people

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

Cemeteries Near Eden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eden.

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 Eden - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Eden Corner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Balch - Town Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Hyde Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holbrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Burroughs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plot Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (392 more) ...
    • Clark Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eden had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Eden ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eden, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Eden:

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>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 Eden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.