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Welcome to North Rupert ...

North Rupert is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Rupert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for North Rupert: N. Rupert

North Rupert is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Rupert: 802

Communities near North Rupert ...

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

  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Poultney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Granville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
  • Clarendon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • Arlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Wallingford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Dorset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorset is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
  • Poultney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pawlet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
  • Danby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Danby is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 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 Rupert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Rupert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Rupert ...

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

Adding North Rupert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Rupert 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 Rupert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Rupert post office opened in 1877. The North Rupert post office closed in 1904.

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

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 Rupert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/