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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 North Hero (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 North Hero. 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.

Name Variations for North Hero ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Hero: N. Hero

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

North Hero is located in Grand Isle County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Vermont's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grand Isle County: Clinton (NY), Chittenden & Franklin.

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

  • Grand Isle County     (The home county of North Hero)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hero, with the one closest to North Hero listed first.
    • North Hero
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Isle La Motte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Isle la Motte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grand Isle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Alburg Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Pearl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Alburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Keeler Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeler Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
      • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keeler Bay
      • From North Hero to Keeler Bay
    • South Hero
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hero, with the one closest to North Hero listed first.
    • Miltonboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltonboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Miltonboro
      • From North Hero to Miltonboro
    • Milton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
    • Checkerberry Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
      • Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Colchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
      • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
    • Malletts Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Westford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Colchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Westford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Winooski
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
      • Winooski is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <2>
    • Pages Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hero, with the one closest to North Hero listed first.
    • Saint Albans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • Saint Albans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Maquam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgia Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Swanton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Swanton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
    • West Georgia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Fairfax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greens Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Highgate
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
      • Highgate is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Lamoille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hero, with the one closest to North Hero listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeffersonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <2>
    • Cambridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
    • Belvidere Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Waterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Belvidere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belvidere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belvidere
      • From North Hero to Belvidere
    • Belvidere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Clinton County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hero, with the one closest to North Hero listed first.
    • Point Au Roche
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingraham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham
      • Ingraham is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingraham
      • From North Hero to Ingraham
    • Chazy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumberland Head
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coopersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beekmantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Plattsburgh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rouses Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouses Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouses Point
      • Rouses Point is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouses Point <2>
    • Champlain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlain
      • Champlain is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlain <2>
    • Parc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
      • Parc is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • Sciola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • West Beekmantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Essex County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near North Hero ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Hero.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Graveyard Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hyde Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South End Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South End Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pt. An Roche Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. An Roche Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. An Roche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pt. Comfort Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Comfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alburg Tongue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alburg Tongue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alburg Tongue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynolds McGregor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds McGregor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds McGregor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Albans Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Albans Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Albans Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North End Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (266 more) ...
    • Waller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Trombley Bay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trombley Bay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trombley Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Quaker & Macomber Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker & Macomber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker & Macomber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Hero had a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in North Hero ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hero.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hero, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Hero.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 North Hero:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Hero. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 North Hero, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Hero) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Hero. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8194, Longitude: -73.2890    









 

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