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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 Saint Albans (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 Saint Albans. 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.

Name Variations for Saint Albans ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Albans: St. Albans

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Saint Albans is located in Franklin County and is the County Seat.

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 Franklin County: Chittenden, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Orleans.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Saint Albans)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
    • North Fairfax
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Albans
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Greens Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Georgia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Swanton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Georgia Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maquam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • West Georgia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
    • Miltonboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Checkerberry Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
      • Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County
    • Milton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Westford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Colchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Colchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Malletts Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pages Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Essex Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Essex
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
    • Jericho
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Grand Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
    • North Hero
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • North Hero
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grand Isle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Isle La Motte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Alburg Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Isle la Motte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Alburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Pearl
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Keeler Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hero
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Lamoille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belvidere Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jeffersonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Waterville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Cambridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belvidere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belvidere
      • From Saint Albans to Belvidere
    • Belvidere
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Johnson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
    • Johnson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Eden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <2>
    • Cadys Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans County
    • Westfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Clinton County (NY)
  • Essex County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Albans ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Albans.

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

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

  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Albans Bay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Albans Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Albans Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kattle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kattle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kattle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montefiore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montefiore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montefiore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evarts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evarts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evarts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beeman - North Fairfax Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeman - North Fairfax Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeman - North Fairfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Fairfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fairfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...
    • Rich Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairchild Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Albans had a population of 5,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Albans had a population of 6,799 people.

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

  • Saint Albans Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans Bay
    • Saint Albans Bay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans Bay <2>
  • North Fairfax
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greens Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Swanton Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton Junction
    • Swanton Junction is located in Franklin County
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Swanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Georgia Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Station
    • Fairfield Station is located in Franklin County
  • West Georgia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maquam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Franklin County
  • Sheldon Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Springs
    • Sheldon Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Miltonboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Georgia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Georgia
      • East Georgia is located in Franklin County
    • Sheldon Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Junction
      • Sheldon Junction is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Albans ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Albans.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Albans, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Albans.

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 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 Saint Albans:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Albans. 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>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>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 Saint Albans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Albans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Albans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8109, Longitude: -73.0857    









 

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