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 Island Pond (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 Island Pond. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Island Pond is located in Essex County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties 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 Island Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island Pond:
- Essex County (The home county of Island Pond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Pond, with the one closest to Island Pond listed first.
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Warren's Gore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Gore
- Warren's Gore is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Warner's Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner's Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner's Grant
- Warner's Grant is located in Essex County
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Avery's Gore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
- Avery's Gore is located in Essex County
- Ferdinand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - East Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
- East Haven is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Brunswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Averill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Brunswick Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Pond, with the one closest to Island Pond listed first.
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - West Burke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burke
- West Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burke <2>
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Burke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Sutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Burke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - East Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Burke
- East Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Burke <2>
- Egypt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County
- Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <2>
- Wheelock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Wheelock is located in Caledonia County
- Lyndon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Lyndonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
- Lyndonville is located in Caledonia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <2>
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Pond, with the one closest to Island Pond listed first.
- East Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- Westmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - West Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- West Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Charleston <2>
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Brownington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Brownington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Brownington Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington Village
- Brownington Village is located in Orleans County
- Derby Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Center
- Derby Center is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Barton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barton <2>
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Pond, with the one closest to Island Pond listed first.
- Meriden Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
- Meriden Hill is located in Coos County (NH)
- Masons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
- Mapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Coos County (NH)
- Stratford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - West Stewartstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stewartstown
- West Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Stewartstown <2>
- Stewartstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Groveton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Groveton is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <2>
- Northumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Northumberland is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Ervings Location
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ervings Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
- Percy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island Pond, see our County-by-County Page for Island Pond.
Newspapers Published in Island Pond ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Pond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island Pond, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Island Pond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Island Pond:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records.aspx
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caledonia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orleans County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coos County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caledonia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cemeteries of Essex County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Vermont
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cemeteries of Essex County
Cemeteries Near Island Pond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island Pond.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island Pond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island Pond, with the one closest to Island Pond listed first.
- Old Protestant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300119 <5>
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320056 <5>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1189633 <5>
- New Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567217 <5>
- Frenchmans Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frenchmans Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frenchmans Plot
- Morrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrill Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
- Cargill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cargill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103932 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220678 <5>
- Bly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103909 <5>
- Blyhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blyhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blyhill Cemetery
- Howard Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Family Cemetery
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Morgan Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Center Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Morgan Center Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Island Pond had a population of 1,500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Island Pond, with the one closest to Island Pond listed first.
- East Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
- East Brighton is located in Essex County
- East Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Wenlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Morgan Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center
- Morgan Center is located in Orleans County
- Westmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
- Westmore is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmore <2>
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Morgan is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan <2>
- East Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
- East Haven is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Haven <2>
- West Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- West Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Charleston <2>
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - West Burke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burke
- West Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burke <2>
- Brunswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brownington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <2>
- Willoughby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willoughby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Willoughby is located in Orleans County
- Brownington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Island Pond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island Pond.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island Pond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Island Pond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8160, Longitude: -71.8811 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Island Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |