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 Jericho (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 Jericho. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Jericho 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 Jericho. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jericho:
- Windsor County (The home county of Jericho)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Norwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- White River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Quechee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quechee is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- North Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Union Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- South Strafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thetford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thetford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thetford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Strafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strafford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Strafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Post Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Tunbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- Tunbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- South Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- West Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Killington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Killington Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Sherburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Telemark Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- Pittsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Mendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Shrewsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Chittenden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chittenden is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Healdville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Healdville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
- Mendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sachem Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Meadow Brook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Pinewood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- West Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mascoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Enfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Shaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Montcalm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Lyme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <1>
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
- Elkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Mount Sunapee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Squag City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Meriden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Cornish City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Grantham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- South Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- Balloch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- Grantham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Croydon Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jericho, see our County-by-County Page for Jericho.
Cemeteries Near Jericho ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jericho.
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 Jericho - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jericho covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Savage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parkhurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center of Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christian Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Norwich.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988209 <2>
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Hartford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hartford Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trask Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knolls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Simonds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quechee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quechee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Quechee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104061 <2>
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 Jericho in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jericho.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- West Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Hartford is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deweys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deweys Mills is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweys Mills
- White River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- West Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- North Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomfret
- Taftsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Pomfret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jericho. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jericho.
Newspapers Published in Jericho ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jericho.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jericho, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jericho.
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 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 Jericho:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Windsor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Orange County
- Rutland County
- Grafton 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> | 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 Jericho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jericho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |