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Welcome to Sunderland ...

Sunderland is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunderland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Sunderland is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sunderland: 802

Communities Also Named Sunderland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sunderland - they are located in Maryland, Massachusetts (2) and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunderland.

Communities near Sunderland ...

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

  • Bennington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
  • Manchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Shaftsbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
    • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Hoosick Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Dorset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Dorset is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
  • Cambridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
  • Greenwich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • North Bennington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
    • North Bennington is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Pawlet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
    • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 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 Sunderland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunderland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunderland ...

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

Adding Sunderland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunderland 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 Sunderland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sunderland post office opened in 1824.

We also found Sunderland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunderland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Bennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunderland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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