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Welcome to Lanesboro ...

Lanesboro is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanesboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Lanesboro is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lanesboro: 802

Communities Also Named Lanesboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lanesboro - they are located in Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lanesboro ...

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

  • Barre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
  • Montpelier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Johnsbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
    • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Williamstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Hardwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
  • Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,783 people
  • East Montpelier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
    • East Montpelier is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Newbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Newbury is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 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 Lanesboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanesboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lanesboro. 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 Lanesboro.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanesboro ...

Looking for more information about Lanesboro? 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 Lanesboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lanesboro.

Adding Lanesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lanesboro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lanesboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lanesboro post office opened in 1882.

We also found Lanesboro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanesboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lanesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/