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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 Townshend (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 Townshend. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • Windham County     (The home county of Townshend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
    • Simpsonville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Windham County
    • Townshend
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harmonyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
      • Harmonyville is located in Windham County
    • West Townshend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Athens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • South Windham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
      • South Windham is located in Windham County
    • Brookline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Brookline is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Newfane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Westminster West
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster West
      • Westminster West is located in Windham County
    • Athens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Windham County
    • Jamaica
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wardsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
    • Winhall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winhall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
      • Winhall is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Landgrove Town Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
      • Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
    • Landgrove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
      • Landgrove is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Bromley Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
      • Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
    • Peru
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Barnumville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
      • Barnumville is located in Bennington County
    • Searsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Manchester Depot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manchester Depot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
      • Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County
    • Sunderland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Glastenbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
      • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Manchester Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
      • Manchester Center is located in Bennington County
    • Manchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Rutland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
    • Mount Tabor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
      • Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Healdville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Healdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
      • Healdville is located in Rutland County
    • Mount Holly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Bowlsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
      • Bowlsville is located in Rutland County
    • Mount Holly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Danby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • South Wallingford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Wallingford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallingford
      • South Wallingford is located in Rutland County
    • Wallingford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
    • Chester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Simonsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
      • Simonsville is located in Windsor County
    • Andover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Andover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chester Depot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
      • Chester Depot is located in Windsor County
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Cavendish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
    • Elm Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Leyden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • West Northfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Northfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • North Heath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Heath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
      • North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Colrain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
      • Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Foundry Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Monroe Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Bernardston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Griswoldville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswoldville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Heath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Northfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Rowe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
      • Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Cheshire County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
    • Cold River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
      • Cold River is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Walpole
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
      • Walpole is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <1>
    • Westmoreland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Drewsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
      • Drewsville is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Alstead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead
      • Alstead is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alstead <1>
    • Chesterfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <1>
    • Spofford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alstead Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
      • Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Surry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
      • Surry is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Gilsum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilsum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilsum
      • Gilsum is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilsum <1>
    • Lower Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Hinsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Sullivan County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
    • Langdon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Charlestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Acworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
      • South Acworth is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Acworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
      • Acworth is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Quaker City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
      • Quaker City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Unity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
    • Claremont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <1>
    • Lempster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
      • Lempster is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
    • Balloch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
      • Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Kelleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
      • Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Cornish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornish <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Townshend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Townshend.

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

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

  • Twitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiswell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taft Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanderson Burial Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanderson Burial Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanderson Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fessenden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fessenden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fessenden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holland - Brigham - Bixby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland - Brigham - Bixby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland - Brigham - Bixby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Acton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Jamaica Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Jamaica Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Jamaica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the East Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259056 <4>
    • Stiles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Townshend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Townshend.

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

  • Townshend
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • West Townshend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Jamaica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jamaica
    • East Jamaica is located in Windham County
  • South Windham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
    • South Windham is located in Windham County
  • Newfane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wardsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Westminster West
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster West
    • Westminster West is located in Windham County
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Windham County
  • Jamaica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Wardsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Wardsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wardsboro
    • South Wardsboro is located in Windham County
  • Windham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambridgeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
    • Cambridgeport is located in Windham County
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    • Grafton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Williamsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Houghtonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghtonville
      • Houghtonville is located in Windham County

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

Newspapers Published in Townshend ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Townshend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Townshend, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Townshend.

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 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 Townshend:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Townshend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

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 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.
<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 Townshend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Townshend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Townshend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0712, Longitude: -72.6640       In this case, the coordinates for Townshend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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