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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 Norwich (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 Norwich. 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.

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.

Norwich is located in Windsor 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 Windsor County: Grafton (NH), Sullivan (NH), Addison, Bennington, Orange, Rutland & Windham.

Below are the counties that are near Norwich. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norwich:

  • Windsor County     (The home county of Norwich)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwich, with the one closest to Norwich listed first.
    • Lewiston ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Norwich
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
    • Wilder
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
      • Wilder is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <2>
    • Pompanoosuc
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Norwich
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • White River Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hartford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
    • Quechee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quechee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
      • Quechee is located in Windsor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quechee
      • From Norwich to Quechee
    • Sharon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
    • North Hartland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pomfret
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomfret have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
      • Pomfret is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Addison County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwich, with the one closest to Norwich listed first.
    • Union Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Orange County
    • South Strafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thetford Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thetford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
      • Thetford is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
    • Strafford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Strafford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <2>
    • Old City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Orange County
    • Post Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ely
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairlee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
      • Tunbridge is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
    • Tunbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwich, with the one closest to Norwich listed first.
    • West Bridgewater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Killington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
      • Killington is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Killington Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
      • Killington Village is located in Rutland County
    • Sherburne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherburne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
      • Sherburne is located in Rutland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherburne
      • From Norwich to Sherburne
    • Telemark Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telemark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
      • Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
    • Pittsfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pittsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
    • Mendon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Mendon is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
    • Shrewsbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Healdville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Healdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
      • Healdville is located in Rutland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Healdville
      • From Norwich to Healdville
    • Chittenden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenden
      • Chittenden is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Grafton County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwich, with the one closest to Norwich listed first.
    • Hanover
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sachem Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachem Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
      • Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Etna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Pinewood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
      • Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • West Lebanon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lebanon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mascoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mascoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
      • Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mascoma
      • From Norwich to Mascoma
    • Enfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyme Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyme
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lower Shaker Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
      • Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Merrimack County (NH)
  • Sullivan County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwich, with the one closest to Norwich listed first.
    • Meriden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mill Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Plainfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Squag City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squag City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
      • Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • North Grantham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornish City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
      • Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Cornish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • South Cornish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grantham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
      • Grantham is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <2>
    • Balloch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Croydon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norwich, see our County-by-County Page for Norwich.

Cemeteries Near Norwich ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norwich.

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 Norwich - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norwich covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norwich, with the one closest to Norwich listed first.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Christian Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Knolls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greensboro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Trask Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Savage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartford Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartford Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartford Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Boston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Beaver Meadow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Meadow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parkhurst Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkhurst Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Center of Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center of Town Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center of Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Norwich had a population of 412 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Norwich, with the one closest to Norwich listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norwich. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norwich.

Newspapers Published in Norwich ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwich.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norwich, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norwich.

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 Norwich:

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 Norwich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Norwich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7153, Longitude: -72.3087