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Welcome to North Landgrove ...

North Landgrove is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Landgrove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

A typical abbreviation for North Landgrove: N. Landgrove

North Landgrove is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Landgrove: 802

Communities near North Landgrove ...

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

  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Springfield is located in Windsor County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Rockingham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rockingham is located in Windham County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chester is located in Windsor County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
  • Clarendon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • Wallingford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Dorset
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dorset is located in Bennington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
  • Ludlow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow is located in Windsor County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
  • Londonderry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Londonderry is located in Windham County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Cavendish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cavendish is located in Windsor County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 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 Landgrove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Landgrove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Landgrove ...

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

Adding North Landgrove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Landgrove 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 (so far) for North Landgrove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the North Landgrove post office opened in 1863. The North Landgrove post office closed in 1870.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Bennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Landgrove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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