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 Hardscrabble Corner (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 Hardscrabble Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Hardscrabble Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hardscrabble Corner: Hardscrabble Cor. (or less commonly used: Hardscrabble Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Hardscrabble Corner is located in Windsor 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 Windsor County: Grafton (NH), Sullivan (NH), Addison, Bennington, Orange, Rutland & Windham.
Below are the counties that are near Hardscrabble Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hardscrabble Corner:
- Windsor County (The home county of Hardscrabble Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
- Weathersfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Downers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Downers is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
- Ascutney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbush is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Cavendish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Landgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Landgrove is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Landgrove Town Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peru is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bromley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
- Winhall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Barnumville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barnumville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
- Manchester Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Manchester Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manchester Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Healdville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Healdville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
- Mount Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Mount Holly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlsville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
- Mount Tabor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Shrewsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Wallingford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- West Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- South Wallingford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Wallingford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallingford
- Wallingford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danby Four Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
- Danby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Danby is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Killington Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Windham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Brockways Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Rockingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockingham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
- Bellows Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saxtons River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cambridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- North Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Westminster is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Londonderry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Londonderry is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Alstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cold River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cold River is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Drewsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drewsville is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
- Walpole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alstead Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Marlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Gilsum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Surry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Westmoreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Pinewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- West Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Montcalm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Lower Shaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Upper Shaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Sachem Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Mascoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro Upper Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Upper Village
- Hillsboro Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro Lower Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Lower Village
- North Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Antrim Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Clinton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Hillsborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Mount Sunapee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blodgett Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sutton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sutton is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <1>
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Elkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Charlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Langdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Acworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Acworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Balloch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- Kelleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Lempster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Cornish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cornish City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- South Cornish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hardscrabble Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hardscrabble Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hardscrabble Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardscrabble Corner.
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 Hardscrabble Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hardscrabble Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Parker Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Lovell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Charlestown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Williams River - Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Field #1 - Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Field #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hardscrabble Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hardscrabble Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hardscrabble Corner, with the one closest to Hardscrabble Corner listed first.
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bartonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bartonsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonsville
- Charlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Charlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Charlestown is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charlestown
- North Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Chester is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Chester Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Gassetts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gassetts is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassetts
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cambridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Saxtons River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bellows Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hardscrabble Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardscrabble Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hardscrabble Corner ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardscrabble Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardscrabble Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardscrabble Corner.
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 Hardscrabble Corner:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Windsor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bennington County
- Rutland County
- Windham County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan 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> | 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- Hardscrabble Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Hardscrabble Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |