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Welcome to Saint Johnsbury ...

Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County<1> and is the County Seat for Caledonia County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Johnsbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1802.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Johnsbury: St. Johnsbury

Saint Johnsbury is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Saint Johnsbury is located in the (802) area code.

Websites for Saint Johnsbury ...

Official Website: www.town.st-johnsbury.vt.us/

Communities near Saint Johnsbury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Johnsbury.

  • Littleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyndon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
  • Hardwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
  • Bethlehem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Burke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Barnet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Marshfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Marshfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
  • Cabot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Cabot is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people

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 Saint Johnsbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Johnsbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Johnsbury. 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 Saint Johnsbury.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Johnsbury ...

Looking for more information about Saint Johnsbury? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Johnsbury, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Johnsbury.

Adding Saint Johnsbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Johnsbury 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 Saint Johnsbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint Johnsbury post office opened in 1802.

We also found Saint Johnsbury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Johnsbury.

The official website for Saint Johnsbury: www.town.st-johnsbury.vt.us/

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

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 Saint Johnsbury - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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