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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 Lost Nation (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 Lost Nation. 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 hospitals 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.

Lost Nation is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Coos (NH), Grafton (NH), Caledonia & Orleans.

Below are the counties that are near Lost Nation. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Nation:

  • Essex County     (The home county of Lost Nation)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Nation, with the one closest to Lost Nation listed first.
    • East Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • East Haven is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Ferdinand
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferdinand is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • East Brighton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • East Brighton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
    • Brighton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Brighton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
    • Island Pond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gallup Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
    • Granby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Granby is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Brunswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brunswick is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Granby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brunswick Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
    • Victory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Victory is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Caledonia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Nation, with the one closest to Lost Nation listed first.
    • Newark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Newark is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Burke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Burke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • West Burke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Burke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sutton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sutton is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Summit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Summit is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Egypt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Egypt is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Kirby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kirby is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Lyndon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
    • Lyndonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheffield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Lamoille County
    • Wolcott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wolcott is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Nation, with the one closest to Lost Nation listed first.
    • Westmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westmore is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Charleston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Charleston is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
    • East Charleston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Charleston is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
    • Morgan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Morgan is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Brownington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownington is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Brownington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownington is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Barton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Barton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
    • Barton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Glover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • West Charleston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownington Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownington Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington Village
    • Glover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Glover is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Nation, with the one closest to Lost Nation listed first.
    • Cabot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cabot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Cabot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Nation, with the one closest to Lost Nation listed first.
    • North Stratford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Masons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
    • Mapleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mapleton is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Stratford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Stratford is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Meriden Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Meriden Hill is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
    • Cones
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
    • Northumberland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Northumberland is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
    • Groveton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lancaster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Dalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dalton is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Colebrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grafton County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Nation, with the one closest to Lost Nation listed first.
    • North Littleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • North Littleton is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
    • Apthorp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Apthorp is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
    • Littleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bethlehem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lyman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lyman is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Maplewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Maplewood is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Nation, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Nation.

Cemeteries Near Lost Nation ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Nation.

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 Lost Nation - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost Nation covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Nation, with the one closest to Lost Nation listed first.

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 Lost Nation in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost Nation.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Nation, with the one closest to Lost Nation listed first.

  • East Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Brighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Brighton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
  • West Burke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burke is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Wenlock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wenlock is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenlock
  • Island Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • East Burke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gallup Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
  • Sutton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sutton is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Granby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brunswick is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Summit is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Damon Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Damon Crossing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
    • North Stratford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost Nation. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Nation.

Newspapers Published in Lost Nation ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Nation.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Nation, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost Nation.

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 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 Lost Nation:

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 Lost Nation, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lost Nation) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.