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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 South Vernon (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 Vernon. 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 Vernon ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Vernon: S. Vernon

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

South Vernon 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 South Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Vernon:

  • Windham County     (The home county of South Vernon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vernon, with the one closest to South Vernon listed first.
    • Vernon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
    • Brattleboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County
    • Guilford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • West Brattleboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brattleboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • East Dummerston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ames Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Halifax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Halifax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dummerston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dummerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
      • Dummerston is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • West Dummerston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vernon, with the one closest to South Vernon listed first.
    • Readsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Readsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
      • Readsboro is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Searsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Stamford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vernon, with the one closest to South Vernon listed first.
    • Drury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Florida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Savoy Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Savoy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vernon, with the one closest to South Vernon listed first.
    • West Northfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Northfield
      (2 miles [3.2 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
    • Mount Hermon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bernardston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Gill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
    • Warwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayo Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Factory Village ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
      • Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Leyden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Erving
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Turners Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Millers Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vernon, with the one closest to South Vernon listed first.
    • North Amherst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • North Hatfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pelham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Amherst Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County (MA)
    • Amherst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • East Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County (MA)
    • North Hadley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • West Pelham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hatfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • South Amherst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
    • West Hatfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Goshen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vernon, with the one closest to South Vernon listed first.
    • Royalston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Athol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Phillipston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Winchendon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Brooks Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • North Dana ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
      • North Dana is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Dana
      • From South Vernon to North Dana
    • Petersham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchendon Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchendon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
      • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Dana ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dana
      • From South Vernon to Dana
    • Goulding Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
      • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Cheshire County (NH)
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vernon, with the one closest to South Vernon listed first.
    • West Peterborough
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peterborough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
      • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <2>
    • Sharon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hancock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Elmwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From South Vernon to Elmwood
  • Sullivan County (NH)

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

Cemeteries Near South Vernon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Vernon.

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

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

  • South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Northfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • South Parish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pentecost Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pentecost Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pentecost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alexander Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stebbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stebbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stebbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tufts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (419 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, South Vernon had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • West Northfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Northfield
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • East Northfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northfield
    • East Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Windham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
  • Hinsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Mount Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ashuelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bernardston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Winchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Northfield Farms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Farms
    • Northfield Farms is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • North Hinsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hinsdale
    • North Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Warwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leyden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Farley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Farley is located in Franklin County (MA)

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

Newspapers Published in South Vernon ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Vernon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Vernon, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Vernon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Vernon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Vernon. 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>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.
<5>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 Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Vernon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7274, Longitude: -72.4649    









 

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