Our Genealogy Helper
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 Shelburne (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 Shelburne. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Shelburne is located in Chittenden County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chittenden County: Clinton (NY), Essex (NY), Addison, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Shelburne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelburne:
- Chittenden County (The home county of Shelburne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Shelburne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Queen City Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
- South Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
- East Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hinesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prindle Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
- Hinesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- North Ferrisburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Ferrisburgh Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
- Ferrisburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Monkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monkton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- Starksboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Starksboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starksboro is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Panton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Panton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Waltham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waltham is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Haven is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- East Georgia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Georgia
- West Georgia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- Georgia Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- Georgia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
- Fairfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
- Binghamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Binghamville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- Fletcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Saint Albans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grand Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- South Hero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Keeler Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Grand Isle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Adams Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- North Hero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lamoille County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stowe is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,447 people
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stowe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Fayston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Duxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- North Fayston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Waterbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waterbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
- Waterbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugarbush Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
- Waitsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moretown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moretown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Waitsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waitsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Ausable Chasm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
- Village of Keeseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
- Harkness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Laphams Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
- Peru
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Parc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parc is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
- Au Sable Forks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
- Plattsburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Morrisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Willsboro Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Craterclub
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craterclub is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
- Willsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Port Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Whallonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whallonsburg is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
- Port Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reber is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
- Keeseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Jay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Jay is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelburne, see our County-by-County Page for Shelburne.
Cemeteries Near Shelburne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelburne.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shelburne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelburne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Shelburne Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meach Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meech Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spear Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Smith Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morningside Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- St. George Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shelburne Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelburne had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- East Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hinesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willsboro Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Willsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Ferrisburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winooski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Ferrisburgh Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Essex Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
- Monkton Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monkton Ridge is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton Ridge
- North Williston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Williston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelburne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelburne.
Newspapers Published in Shelburne ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelburne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelburne, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shelburne.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shelburne:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Chittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Franklin County
- Grand Isle County
- Lamoille County
- Washington County
- Clinton County
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Shelburne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shelburne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |