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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <3>
• Castleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
• Rutland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
• Poultney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
  • Poultney is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
• Pittsford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
• Fair Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Whitehall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Washington County (NY)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
• West Rutland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
  • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
  • 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 for South Poultney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found South Poultney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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