Our Genealogy Helper
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 Pomfret (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 Pomfret. 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 Pomfret ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Pomfret: N. Pomfret
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Pomfret is located in Windsor 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 Windsor County: Grafton (NH), Sullivan (NH), Addison, Bennington, Orange, Rutland & Windham.
Below are the counties that are near North Pomfret. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Pomfret:
- Windsor County (The home county of North Pomfret)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- Pomfret
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- South Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- West Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
- Quechee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quechee is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
- Prosper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Barnard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Barnard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- Hancock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- Granville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Granville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- South Strafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tunbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Strafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- Old City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Union Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- South Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- Thetford Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thetford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thetford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- East Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Post Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- West Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Killington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Killington Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Pittsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sherburne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Telemark Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Mendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Chittenden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chittenden is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Shrewsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chittenden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Northfield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Alpine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Websterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sachem Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Meadow Brook Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Pinewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- West Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mascoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Enfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lyme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <1>
- Montcalm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Lower Shaker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Squag City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Cornish City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Balloch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- South Cornish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- North Grantham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Grantham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Pomfret, see our County-by-County Page for North Pomfret.
Cemeteries Near North Pomfret ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pomfret.
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 North Pomfret - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Pomfret covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- Hewittville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Babcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hartford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Barnard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Savage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Village - Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Broad Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Havens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Pomfret had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Pomfret, with the one closest to North Pomfret listed first.
- Pomfret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- West Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Hartford is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- East Barnard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Barnard is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barnard
- South Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taftsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deweys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deweys Mills is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweys Mills
- West Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Barnard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Woodstock is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Pomfret. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Pomfret.
Newspapers Published in North Pomfret ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pomfret.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pomfret, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Pomfret.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Pomfret:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Windsor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Orange County
- Rutland County
- Washington County
- Grafton County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
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 North Pomfret, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Pomfret) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |