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Welcome to South Wallingford ...

South Wallingford is located in Rutland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Wallingford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for South Wallingford: S. Wallingford

South Wallingford is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Wallingford: 802

Communities near South Wallingford ...

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

  • Rutland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Castleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Poultney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Fair Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Granville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • West Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Wallingford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 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 Wallingford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Wallingford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Wallingford ...

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

Adding South Wallingford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Wallingford 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 Wallingford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Wallingford post office opened in 1838. The South Wallingford post office closed in 1981.

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

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 Wallingford - 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/