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 Simms Hill (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 Simms Hill. 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 Simms Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Simms Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Simms Hill may originally have been Simm's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Simms Hill might be written as Simm Hill.
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 northeast 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 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.
Simms Hill is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Coos (NH), Grafton (NH), Caledonia & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Simms Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simms Hill:
- Essex County (The home county of Simms Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms Hill, with the one closest to Simms Hill listed first.
- Lemington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lemington is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Averill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Averill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Brunswick Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Beecher Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Averill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avery's Gore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avery's Gore is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
- East Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brighton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms Hill, with the one closest to Simms Hill listed first.
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- West Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Burke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sutton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Lyndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
- Lyndonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms Hill, with the one closest to Simms Hill listed first.
- Morgan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- East Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Westmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westmore is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- West Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brownington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Brownington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brownington is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Derby Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Derby Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Derby Center is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Derby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms Hill, with the one closest to Simms Hill listed first.
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Cones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Colebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meriden Hill is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
- North Stratford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Stewartstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Ervings Location
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Masons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Dixville Notch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixville Notch is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville Notch
- Mapleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Stratford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stratford is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simms Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Simms Hill.
Cemeteries Near Simms Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simms Hill.
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 Simms Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simms Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simms Hill, with the one closest to Simms Hill listed first.
- Columbia Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- O'Neil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blodgett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Healey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lyman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Canaan Cemetery
- South Canaan Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450257 <3>
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Connecticut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keach Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Canaan Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Simms Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simms Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simms Hill, with the one closest to Simms Hill listed first.
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Georges
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georges is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
- Colebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Stratford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wenlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wenlock is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenlock
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- West Stewartstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beatties
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beatties is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatties
- Stewartstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- East Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brighton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
- Averill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beecher Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Island Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stratford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stratford is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simms Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simms Hill.
Newspapers Published in Simms Hill ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simms Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simms Hill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simms Hill.
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 Simms Hill:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caledonia County
- Orleans County
- Coos County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Simms Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simms Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |