Welcome to The Island ...

The Island is located in Windsor County<1>.

The Island is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for The Island: 802

Communities Also Named The Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named The Island - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware (2), Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Island.

Communities near The Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near The Island.

• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Springfield is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
• Charlestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <3>
• Rockingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockingham is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chester is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
• Bellows Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellows Falls is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <3>
• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
• Weathersfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
• Wallingford
  (15 miles [24.1 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
• Dorset
  (13 miles [20.9 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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around The Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The Island. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Island.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around The Island. See our Newspapers Page for The Island.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Island ...

Looking for more information about The Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to The Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for The Island.