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 Strafford (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 Strafford. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Strafford is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Grafton (NH), Addison, Caledonia, Washington & Windsor.
Below are the counties that are near Strafford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strafford:
- Orange County (The home county of Strafford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Strafford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strafford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Old City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- South Strafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Post Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Tunbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- Tunbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thetford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thetford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thetford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Vershire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Vershire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Union Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Groton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Groton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Groton is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Ryegate Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Ryegate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Pittsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Killington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Killington Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Sherburne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Telemark Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- West Bridgewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Chittenden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chittenden is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Chittenden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Graniteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Websterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
- South Barre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Roxbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Barre
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <1>
- Northfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Alpine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Windsor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- West Norwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- South Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
- Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pompanoosuc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- East Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Pomfret
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Lyme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <1>
- Orford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lyme Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Orfordville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Sachem Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Meadow Brook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Pinewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- West Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Piermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Meriden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Squag City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- North Grantham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Cornish City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Cornish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- Grantham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Balloch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- Croydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strafford, see our County-by-County Page for Strafford.
Cemeteries Near Strafford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strafford.
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 Strafford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strafford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- Strafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kibling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ordway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buzzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Gove Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawnee Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cook - Huse - Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Strafford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strafford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strafford, with the one closest to Strafford listed first.
- South Strafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Post Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Tunbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thetford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Fairlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Tunbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunbridge
- South Tunbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunbridge
- South Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Norwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Vershire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Union Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Thetford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Thetford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Thetford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strafford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strafford.
Newspapers Published in Strafford ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strafford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strafford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strafford.
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 websites either 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 Strafford:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Caledonia County
- Rutland County
- Washington County
- Windsor County
- Grafton County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 Strafford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Strafford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |