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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 Shoreham (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 Shoreham. 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 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.

Shoreham is located in Addison County.

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 Addison County: Essex (NY), Washington (NY), Chittenden, Orange, Rutland, Washington & Windsor.

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

  • Addison County     (The home county of Shoreham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Shoreham
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Shoreham is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Richville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Addison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richville
      • From Shoreham to Richville
    • West Cornwall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Orwell is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Whiting
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Whiting
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bridport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
      • Bridport is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Bridport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Orwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cornwall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
    • Leicester Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Palmer Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Leicester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Addison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Charlotte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Buels Gore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buels Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
      • Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Charlotte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
    • Prindle Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Charlotte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Braintree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Braintree is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Braintree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Rutland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Benson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Sudbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
      • Sudbury is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Benson Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Benson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Forest Dale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brandon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Brandon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <3>
    • Hubbardton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
      • Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
    • West Castleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Pittsford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Castleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Alpine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugarbush Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarbush Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
      • Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
    • Warren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Warren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Rochester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
    • Rochester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Emerson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Stockbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Essex County (NY)
  • Warren County (NY)
  • Washington County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Shoreham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shoreham.

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

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

  • Lake View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Genevieve Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jennison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knapp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lapell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rich Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Callender Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callender Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Shoreham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Shoreham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Shoreham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old South Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hack Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shoreham had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Richville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Richville is located in Addison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Richville
    • From Shoreham to Richville
  • East Shoreham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
    • East Shoreham is located in Addison County
  • Fort Ticonderoga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ticonderoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ticonderoga
    • Fort Ticonderoga is located in Essex County (NY)
  • West Cornwall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Bridport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridport
    • West Bridport is located in Addison County
  • Ticonderoga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whiting
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bridport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Street Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
    • Street Road is located in Essex County (NY)
  • Wright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Salisbury Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Station
    • Salisbury Station is located in Addison County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cornwall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Addison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <3>
    • Crown Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
      • Crown Point is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <3>
    • Baldwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Essex County (NY)

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

Newspapers Published in Shoreham ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoreham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shoreham, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shoreham.

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 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 Shoreham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shoreham. 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>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.
<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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Shoreham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Shoreham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shoreham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8936, Longitude: -73.3159    









 

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