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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 Simpsonville (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 Simpsonville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Simpsonville is located in Windham 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 Windham County: Franklin (MA), Cheshire (NH), Sullivan (NH), Bennington & Windsor.

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

  • Windham County     (The home county of Simpsonville)
  • Bennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpsonville, with the one closest to Simpsonville listed first.
    • Landgrove Town Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
      • Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
    • Winhall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
      • Winhall is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Landgrove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
      • Landgrove is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Bromley Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
      • Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
    • Peru
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Barnumville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Searsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Manchester Depot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Manchester Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunderland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Glastenbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
      • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
    • Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
  • Rutland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpsonville, with the one closest to Simpsonville listed first.
    • Mount Tabor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
      • Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Healdville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Holly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Bowlsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Holly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Danby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • South Wallingford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallingford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpsonville, with the one closest to Simpsonville listed first.
    • Chester Depot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Simonsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Andover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Andover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • North Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Cavendish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Perkinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpsonville, with the one closest to Simpsonville listed first.
    • Elm Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elm Grove
      • From Simpsonville to Elm Grove
    • Leyden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
      • Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • West Northfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • North Heath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Colrain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
      • Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Foundry Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Northfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Bernardston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
      • Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Griswoldville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Heath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Monroe Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Dell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Cheshire County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpsonville, with the one closest to Simpsonville listed first.
    • Cold River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Walpole
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westmoreland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Drewsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alstead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chesterfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <2>
    • Alstead Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Spofford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Surry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gilsum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilsum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilsum
      • Gilsum is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilsum <2>
    • Lower Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Hinsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <2>
    • Keene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County (NH)

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

Cemeteries Near Simpsonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpsonville.

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

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

  • Wiswell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twitchell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taft Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holland - Brigham - Bixby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland - Brigham - Bixby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland - Brigham - Bixby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanderson Burial Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanderson Burial Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanderson Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Acton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fessenden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fessenden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fessenden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (448 more) ...
    • Stiles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Windham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Windham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Windham 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.<4>

While we didn't find Simpsonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simpsonville.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Simpsonville ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpsonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpsonville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpsonville.

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 helpful 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 Simpsonville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simpsonville. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Simpsonville, 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 from Point A (ie- Simpsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simpsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0722, Longitude: -72.6508    









 

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