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 Taftsville (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 Taftsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Taftsville is located in Windsor 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 Windsor County: Grafton (NH), Sullivan (NH), Addison, Bennington, Orange, Rutland & Windham.
Below are the counties that are near Taftsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taftsville:
- Windsor County (The home county of Taftsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- Quechee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quechee is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
- South Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,911 people
- Prosper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Woodstock is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fieldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Hartland Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- South Strafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Strafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Strafford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Strafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Old City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Tunbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thetford Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thetford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thetford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Tunbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- South Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- Post Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- East Randolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Ely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- West Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Killington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Killington is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Killington Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Sherburne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Telemark Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Healdville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Healdville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
- Mendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Mount Holly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Mount Holly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlsville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- Brockways Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Rockingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grafton County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- Meadow Brook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Pinewood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- West Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Sachem Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Mascoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Montcalm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Enfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lower Shaker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Upper Shaker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Lockehaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- Blodgett Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Mount Sunapee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Newbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Squag City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Cornish City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Balloch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- South Cornish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- North Grantham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Claremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Croydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Grantham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taftsville, see our County-by-County Page for Taftsville.
Cemeteries Near Taftsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taftsville.
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 Taftsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taftsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- Taftsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frizzel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quechee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quechee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Quechee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104061 <2>
- Hilltop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hendee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Randall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Densmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gallup / Weed Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Taftsville had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taftsville, with the one closest to Taftsville listed first.
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Woodstock is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Deweys Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deweys Mills is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweys Mills
- South Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Woodstock is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Hartland Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Hartford is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- North Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomfret
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- White River Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taftsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taftsville.
Newspapers Published in Taftsville ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taftsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taftsville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taftsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Taftsville:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Windsor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Orange County
- Rutland County
- Windham County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Taftsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Taftsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |