Do you know of Ryegate ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ryegate. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ryegate.<1>

Our sources for Ryegate (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ryegate other than they indicate that Ryegate would be found somewhere in Caledonia County, Vermont.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1799 and closed  in 1963.

Communities Also Named Ryegate ...

We found one communities that share the name Ryegate.

Within Vermont, the name Ryegate is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Ryegate in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Montana
    • Golden Valley County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Ryegate [Golden Valley County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ryegate ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ryegate:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ryegate - Services available: had a Post Office, Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Ryegate.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 50/61450   (Place Name: Ryegate (Ryegate Corner))

County: Caledonia     (FIPS State/County: 50/005)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Ryegate) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Caledonia County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Caledonia County.