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Welcome to Ryegate Corner ...

Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryegate Corner, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Ryegate Corner: Ryegate Cor. (or less commonly used: Ryegate Crn.)

Ryegate Corner is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ryegate Corner: 802

Communities near Ryegate Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ryegate Corner.

  • Barre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Barre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
  • Saint Johnsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
    • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Littleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Haverhill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bradford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Newbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Newbury is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Barnet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
    • Barnet is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ryegate Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ryegate Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ryegate Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ryegate Corner.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ryegate Corner ...

Looking for more information about Ryegate Corner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ryegate Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ryegate Corner.

Adding Ryegate Corner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ryegate Corner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ryegate Corner was on a map titled Road Map for New Hampshire and Vermont (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryegate Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Caledonia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ryegate Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.