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Welcome to North Calais ...

North Calais is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Calais, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for North Calais: N. Calais

North Calais is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Calais: 802

Communities near North Calais ...

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

  • Barre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Barre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
  • Waterbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Waterbury is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
  • Stowe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
    • Stowe is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,447 people
  • Hyde Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
  • Hardwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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

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 North Calais. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Calais.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Calais ...

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

Adding North Calais to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Calais 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 North Calais was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Calais post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Calais.

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 North Calais - 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/