Welcome to North Pownal ...

North Pownal is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Pownal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for North Pownal: N. Pownal

North Pownal is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Pownal: 802

Communities Also Named North Pownal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Pownal - it's located in Maine.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Pownal.

Communities near North Pownal ...

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

• Bennington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• North Adams
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
  • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
• Adams
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
• Williamstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
• Shaftsbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
• Hoosick Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <4>
• Cheshire
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
• Lanesborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
  • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• North Bennington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
  • North Bennington is located in Bennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 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 Pownal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Pownal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Pownal ...

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

Adding North Pownal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the North Pownal post office opened in 1849.

We also found North Pownal in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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/