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 Guildhall (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 Guildhall. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Guildhall 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 Guildhall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guildhall:
- Essex County (The home county of Guildhall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildhall, with the one closest to Guildhall listed first.
- Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Guildhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maidstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granby is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gallup Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Damon Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- East Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Concord is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Brunswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildhall, with the one closest to Guildhall listed first.
- Kirby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Burke
(15 miles [24.1 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
- East Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Egypt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Lyndonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon
(18 miles [29 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
- Lyndon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildhall, with the one closest to Guildhall listed first.
- Westmore
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Glover
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Greensboro Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildhall, with the one closest to Guildhall listed first.
- Northumberland
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Groveton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Stratford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Masons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Whitefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Percy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Percy is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildhall, with the one closest to Guildhall listed first.
- North Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Apthorp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Littleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Franconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(23 miles [37 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
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guildhall, see our County-by-County Page for Guildhall.
Cemeteries Near Guildhall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guildhall.
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 Guildhall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guildhall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guildhall, with the one closest to Guildhall listed first.
- Stuart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark - Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Eaton Cemetery
- The Clark - Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Star Farm Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Court House Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Rich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens - McDade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Guildhall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Guildhall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guildhall, with the one closest to Guildhall listed first.
- Northumberland
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Guildhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Lancaster is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Lunenburg is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lunenburg
- Groveton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gallup Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Stratford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Damon Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guildhall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guildhall.
Newspapers Published in Guildhall ...
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 Guildhall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guildhall, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guildhall.
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 either 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 Guildhall:
- 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Guildhall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Guildhall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |