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 Troy (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 Troy. 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 Troy ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Troy: N. Troy
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Troy is located in Orleans County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orleans County: Caledonia, Essex, Franklin & Lamoille.
Below are the counties that are near North Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Troy:
- Orleans County (The home county of North Troy)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Troy, with the one closest to North Troy listed first.
- Jay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lindsay Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Beach
- Lindsay Beach is located in Orleans County
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
- Coventry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Beebe Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Plain
- Beebe Plain is located in Orleans County
- Derby Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Center
- Derby Center is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Irasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Troy, with the one closest to North Troy listed first.
- Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Sutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <2>
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Troy, with the one closest to North Troy listed first.
- Warner's Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner's Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner's Grant
- Warner's Grant is located in Essex County
- Warren's Gore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Gore
- Warren's Gore is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Island Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Pond
- Island Pond is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Pond <2>
- Avery's Gore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
- Avery's Gore is located in Essex County
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Troy, with the one closest to North Troy listed first.
- Richford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
- Richford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
- Richford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richford <2>
- Berkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Enosburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
- Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <2>
- Berkshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- West Berkshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkshire
- West Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Enosburg Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls
- Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- West Enosburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg
- West Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- South Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Franklin
- South Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Bakersfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- Bakersfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <2>
- Lamoille County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Troy, with the one closest to North Troy listed first.
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Belvidere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Belvidere Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction
- Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Waterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Hyde Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Johnson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Cleveland Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Corners
- Cleveland Corners is located in Lamoille County
- Johnson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Johnson is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <2>
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <2>
- Wolcott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Cadys Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadys Falls
- Cadys Falls is located in Lamoille County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Troy, see our County-by-County Page for North Troy.
Cemeteries Near North Troy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Troy.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Troy, with the one closest to North Troy listed first.
- North Troy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Troy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #160997 <4>
- Jay Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jay Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jay Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Road Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ruiters Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruiters Settlement Cemetery
- The Ruiters Settlement Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199920 <4>
- Westfield North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield North Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brock Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Memorial Park
- The Brock Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Glen Sutton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199923 <4>
- Newport Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Center Cemetery
- The Newport Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103947 <4>
- Holebrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holebrook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holebrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lake Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Road Cemetery
- The Lake Road Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holbrook Cemetery
- West Jay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jay Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Westfield Association Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Association Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Association Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2431496 <4>
- East Richford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Richford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Richford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Troy had a population of 600 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, North Troy had a population of 565 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Troy, with the one closest to North Troy listed first.
- Jay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Newport Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Center
- Newport Center is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport Center <2>
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <2>
- East Richford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richford
- East Richford is located in Franklin County
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
- Coventry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <2>
- North Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Derby
- North Derby is located in Orleans County
- Beebe Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Plain
- Beebe Plain is located in Orleans County
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <2>
- Richford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
- Richford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richford <2>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irasburg
- Irasburg is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irasburg <2>
- Derby Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Line
- Derby Line is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby Line <2>
- East Berkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berkshire
- East Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Berkshire <2>
- Irasburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Troy. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Troy.
Newspapers Published in North Troy ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Troy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Troy:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records.aspx
- Pages specific to Orleans County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caledonia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lamoille County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caledonia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cemeteries of Orleans County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Vermont
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Vermont
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Troy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |