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Welcome to South Poultney ...

South Poultney is located in Rutland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Poultney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for South Poultney: S. Poultney

South Poultney is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Poultney: 802

Communities near South Poultney ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Poultney.

  • Rutland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Castleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Rutland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Poultney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Pittsford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Fair Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Whitehall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehall is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <3>
  • Granville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
  • Clarendon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • West Rutland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • 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 South Poultney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Poultney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Poultney ...

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

Adding South Poultney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Poultney 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 (so far) for South Poultney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Poultney post office opened in 1888. The South Poultney post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Poultney.

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 South Poultney - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/