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 Granby (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 Granby. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Granby 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 Granby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Granby:
- Essex County (The home county of Granby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granby, with the one closest to Granby listed first.
- Granby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- East Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Haven is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Maidstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Guildhall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Damon Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Victory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Ferdinand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferdinand is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- 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
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granby, with the one closest to Granby listed first.
- Burke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- East Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- West Burke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
- Lyndonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Lyndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granby, with the one closest to Granby listed first.
- Westmore
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Glover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brownington
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Glover
(24 miles [38.6 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
- West Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Glover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granby, with the one closest to Granby listed first.
- Masons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Northumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Stratford
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Groveton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Stark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Cones
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granby, with the one closest to Granby listed first.
- North Littleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Apthorp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Littleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Lyman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Franconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jockey Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Granby, see our County-by-County Page for Granby.
Cemeteries Near Granby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granby.
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 Granby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Granby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Granby, with the one closest to Granby listed first.
- Rogers Rangers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Porrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Granby Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Victory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spaulding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Victory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Court House Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stevens - McDade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Granby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Granby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Granby, with the one closest to Granby listed first.
- Granby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Damon Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stevens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stevens is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- East Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Stratford
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Beatties
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beatties is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatties
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Lunenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Groveton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- East Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Granby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Granby.
Newspapers Published in Granby ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granby, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granby.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Granby:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caledonia County
- Orleans 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> | 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 Granby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Granby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |