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 Pownal (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 Pownal. 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 Pownal ...
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 Pownal: N. Pownal
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Pownal. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Pownal .
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 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.
North Pownal is located in Bennington 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 Bennington County : Berkshire (MA) , Franklin (MA) , Rensselaer (NY) , Washington (NY) , Rutland , Windham & Windsor .
Below are the counties that are near North Pownal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Pownal:
Bennington County (The home county of North Pownal)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Pownal Center (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Pownal (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Pownal is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
Old Bennington (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Old Bennington is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
Bennington (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Bennington is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
Bennington (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Paper Mill Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village Stamford (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Stamford is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
North Bennington (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
North Bennington is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
Woodford Hollow (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow Stamford (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
South Shaftsbury (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury Woodford (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Woodford (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Woodford is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
Windham County
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Whitingham (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Whitingham is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
Wilmington (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Somerset (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Somerset is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
Wilmington (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Wilmington is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
Jacksonville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Whitingham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
West Dover (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
West Dover is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover Dover (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Dover is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
Stratton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Stratton is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton West Halifax (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Podunk (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Podunk is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk Halifax (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Halifax is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
Goose City (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Goose City is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City Berkshire County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Williamstown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
Greylock (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock Briggsville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville North Adams (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
Zylonite (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite New Ashford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
Renfrew (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew Adams (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
Arnoldville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville Florida (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
Town Crest Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village Drury (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury Cheshire (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
Franklin County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Monroe (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
Monroe Bridge (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge Rowe (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
Dell (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Dell is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell North Heath (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath Charlemont (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Charlemont is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
Heath (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Heath is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
West Hawley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
West Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley Hawley (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
Buckland (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Buckland is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
Foundry Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village Elm Grove (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Griswoldville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Griswoldville is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville Hampshire County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Plainfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Plainfield is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
Cummington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Cummington is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
Albany County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Green Island (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Cohoes (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Watervliet (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Watervliet is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
Former names for Watervliet:
Gibbonsville Port Schuyler West Troy Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
Menands (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Latham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Loudonville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Newtonville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Albany (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
West Albany (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
West Albany is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany Glenmont (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Roessleville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Bethlehem Center (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center Colonie (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Columbia County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
New Britain ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
New Britain is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain Riders Mills (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Riders Mills is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills Canaan (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Canaan Center (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center North Chatham (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
North Chatham is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham New Concord (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord Rensselaer County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Petersburg Junction (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction Hoosick (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Potter Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill Hoosick Falls (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Walloomsac (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac Hoosick Junction (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction Berlin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Grafton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Center Berlin (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Boyntonville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville Pittstown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown Eagle Bridge (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Quackenkill (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill Saratoga County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Waterford (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Stillwater (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Mechanicville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Halfmoon (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Halfmoon Beach (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach Willow Glen (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen Stillwater Center (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center Coons (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Coons is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Ketchums Corners (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners Schuylerville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Victory Mills (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Village of Victory (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
Village of Victory has also been known as:
Victory village Clifton Park (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Schenectady County (NY)
Niskayuna (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Washington County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
White Creek (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Center White Creek (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Center White Creek is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek Cambridge (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Center Cambridge (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Center Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge Coila (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Coila is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila Crandall Corners (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Crandall Corners is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners Fly Summit (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Fly Summit is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit Anaquassacook (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook Archdale (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Archdale is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale North Easton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
North Easton is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Battenville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Battenville is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville Greenwich (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Greenwich is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
East Greenwich (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
East Greenwich is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Pownal, see our County-by-County Page for North Pownal .
Cemeteries Near North Pownal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pownal.
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 Pownal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Pownal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Edgar Rathburn Farm Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
Woodland - J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery Woodlawn Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333360 <2>
Gardner Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
North Pownal Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Sherman Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Sherman Yard Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Oak Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Dunn - Ell Card Lot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Pownal Center Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Lovett Yard Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Towsley Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Continue List (413 more) ...
Potter Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Paddock - Peckham Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 North Pownal had a population of 600 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Pownal, with the one closest to North Pownal listed first.
Pownal (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Pownal Center (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center North Petersburg (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
North Petersburg is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Petersburg Petersburg Junction (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction Petersburg (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Hoosick (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Williamstown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
Bennington (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Potter Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill Sweets Corner (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner Blackinton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Blackinton is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton Hoosick Falls (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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Grafton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Berlin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin South Williamstown (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Pownal. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Pownal .
Newspapers Published in North Pownal ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pownal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pownal, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for North Pownal.
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 helpful 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 Pownal:
Websites specific to Vermont Pages specific to Bennington County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Windham County Berkshire County Franklin County Hampshire County Albany County Columbia County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Pownal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Pownal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 Pownal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.