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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 Proctor (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 Proctor. 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 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.

Proctor is located in Rutland 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 Rutland County: Washington (NY), Addison, Bennington & Windsor.

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

  • Rutland County     (The home county of Proctor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
    • Proctor
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Pittsford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
      • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • West Rutland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
      • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
    • Rutland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
    • East Pittsford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West Rutland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
      • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Rutland <3>
    • Rutland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mendon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chittenden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chittenden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Alfrecha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Castleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Addison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
    • Goshen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Leicester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Leicester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Leicester Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Orwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Orwell is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Orwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiting
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Whiting
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salisbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Richville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Addison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richville
      • From Proctor to Richville
    • Hancock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Hancock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
    • Dorset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Dorset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Peru
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Rupert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Landgrove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
      • Landgrove is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Rupert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Landgrove Town Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
      • Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
    • West Rupert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
    • Braintree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Braintree is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Braintree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Braintree Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
    • South Randolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brookfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
    • Stockbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Emerson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgewater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
    • Gaysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
    • Rochester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Plymouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lilliesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
      • Barnard is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
    • Barnard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tyson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
      • Tyson is located in Windsor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyson
      • From Proctor to Tyson
  • Essex County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
    • Ticonderoga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
      • Ironville is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironville
      • From Proctor to Ironville
  • Warren County (NY)
  • Washington County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Proctor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Proctor.

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

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Dominicks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whipple Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whipple Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whipple Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cheney Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheney Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheney Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meeting House Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (420 more) ...

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 Proctor had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pittsford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsford <3>
  • West Rutland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Rutland <3>
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Rutland County
  • Rutland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Pittsford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chittenden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Hubbardton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hubbardton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hubbardton
    • East Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
  • Castleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <3>
  • Clarendon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • North Clarendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clarendon
    • North Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Clarendon <3>
  • Ira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Rutland County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hubbardton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
      • Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
    • Bomoseen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bomoseen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomoseen
      • Bomoseen is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bomoseen <3>
    • Brandon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Proctor ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Proctor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Proctor, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Proctor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Proctor:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Proctor. 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>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.
<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 Proctor, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Proctor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Proctor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6609, Longitude: -73.0373    









 

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