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Welcome to Sherburne Center ...

Sherburne Center is located in Rutland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherburne Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

A typical abbreviation for Sherburne Center: Sherburne Ctr. (or less commonly used: Sherburne Cen., Sherburne Cent. or Sherburne Cntr.)

Sherburne Center is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sherburne Center: 802

Communities near Sherburne Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherburne Center.

  • Rutland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hartford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Rutland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Brandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Hartland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Woodstock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Woodstock is located in Windsor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,911 people
  • Royalton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Royalton is located in Windsor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
  • Pittsford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Clarendon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • West Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 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 Sherburne Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherburne Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherburne Center ...

Looking for more information about Sherburne Center? 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 Sherburne Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sherburne Center.

Adding Sherburne Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sherburne Center post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherburne Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Rutland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherburne Center - 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/