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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 Pearl (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 Pearl. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Pearl is located in Grand Isle 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 Grand Isle County: Clinton (NY), Chittenden & Franklin.

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

  • Grand Isle County     (The home county of Pearl)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Keeler Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeler Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
      • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keeler Bay
      • From Pearl to Keeler Bay
    • Grand Isle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Adams Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Hero
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • North Hero
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Hero
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Isle La Motte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Isle la Motte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Alburg Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Addison County
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Miltonboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltonboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Miltonboro
      • From Pearl to Miltonboro
    • Milton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
    • Checkerberry Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
      • Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County
    • Colchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
      • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
    • Milton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Malletts Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Winooski
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
      • Winooski is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <3>
    • Westford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Westford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pages Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Georgia Plains
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Georgia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Georgia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
    • Oakland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Albans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • North Fairfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Albans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
    • Maquam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Swanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamoille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jeffersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
    • Cambridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
    • Belvidere Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Waterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Clinton County (NY)
  • Essex County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Pearl ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearl.

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 Pearl covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hoag Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoag Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoag Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker & Macomber Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker & Macomber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker & Macomber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand Isle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Isle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Hero Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Miltonboro Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miltonboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miltonboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South End Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Pierce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pierce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilliland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pt. An Roche Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. An Roche Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. An Roche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • Pt. Comfort Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Comfort Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Comfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hyde Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Champlain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champlain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champlain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Pearl had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Keeler Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeler Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
    • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keeler Bay
    • From Pearl to Keeler Bay
  • Grand Isle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
    • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <3>
  • South Hero
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
    • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hero <3>
  • Miltonboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltonboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
    • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Miltonboro
    • From Pearl to Miltonboro
  • Plattsburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Valcour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valcour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valcour
    • Valcour is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Point Au Roche
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Plattsburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Plattsburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plattsburgh
    • South Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Salmon River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River
    • Salmon River is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • West Milton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
    • West Milton is located in Chittenden County
  • West Georgia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Georgia Plains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Pearl ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearl.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearl, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearl.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pearl:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pearl. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pearl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Pearl) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pearl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6876, Longitude: -73.3273    









 

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