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 South Burlington (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 South Burlington. 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 South Burlington ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Burlington: S. Burlington
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 doctors and 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.
South Burlington 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 South Burlington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Burlington:
- Chittenden County (The home county of South Burlington)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- Queen City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winooski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Shelburne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
- Shelburne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Essex Junction
(5 miles [8 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
- North Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Williston
- Colchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Essex Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Center is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Center
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- North Ferrisburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Ferrisburgh Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monkton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- Starksboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
- Ferrisburgh
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Starksboro
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Vergennes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Starksboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Starksboro is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Starksboro
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- East Georgia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Georgia
- West Georgia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- Georgia Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- Fairfax
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Georgia
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Binghamville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Binghamville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Fairfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- Fletcher
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- South Hero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Pearl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Grand Isle
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- North Hero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Hero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Isle La Motte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Lamoille County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stowe
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Stowe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
- Johnson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
- Johnson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cadys Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cadys Falls is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadys Falls
- Belvidere Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- Duxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Fayston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterbury
(21 miles [33.8 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
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Waterbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sugarbush Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
- Waitsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moretown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Middlesex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middlesex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middlesex is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Clinton County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington 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 west)
- 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
- Laphams Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
- Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parc is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
- Harkness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Thomasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Cumberland Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
- Plattsburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Au Sable Forks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Point Au Roche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Au Roche
- Essex County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- Willsboro Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Willsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Craterclub
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craterclub is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
- Keeseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reber is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
- Whallonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whallonsburg is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
- Westport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- North Jay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Jay is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Elizabethtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Burlington, see our County-by-County Page for South Burlington.
Cemeteries Near South Burlington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Burlington.
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 South Burlington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Burlington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- Spear Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Resurrection Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Park Cemetery
- The Resurrection Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resurrection Park RC Cemetery
- Shelburne Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eldredge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ahavat Gerim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Holy Society Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Ave. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Ave. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Burlington.
- The Elmwood Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166979 <2>
- Morse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Greenmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburne Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find South Burlington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Burlington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Burlington, with the one closest to South Burlington listed first.
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelburne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Winooski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Essex Junction
(5 miles [8 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
- North Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Williston
- Malletts Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
- Malletts Bay has also been known as:
- Malets Bay
- Maletts Bay
- Essex Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Center is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Center
- Colchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
- Hinesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Willsboro Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Burlington. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Burlington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Burlington ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Burlington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Burlington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Burlington and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Burlington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of South Burlington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 South Burlington:
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 South Burlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Burlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |