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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Towtaid. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Towtaid to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Towtaid, please Contact Us.
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 Towtaid (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 Towtaid. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Towtaid is historic, it would have been located within present day Addison 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 Addison County: Essex (NY), Washington (NY), Chittenden, Orange, Rutland, Washington & Windsor.
Below are the counties that are near Towtaid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Towtaid:
- Addison County (The home county of Towtaid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Leicester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leicester is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Leicester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leicester Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Whiting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Whiting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Ripton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
- West Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Chittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Buels Gore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Huntington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
- Prindle Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Braintree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Braintree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Braintree Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree Hill
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Randolph Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
- South Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- East Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- North Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Randolph
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
- East Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Rutland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Forest Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sudbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Pittsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benson is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Hubbardton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Pittsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Chittenden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chittenden is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Chittenden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Alpine Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Sugarbush Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Roxbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waitsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waitsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Waitsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- North Fayston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
- Northfield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Windsor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Stockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Lilliesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lilliesville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilliesville
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,939 people
- Gaysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gaysville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barnard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Barnard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Essex County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Ticonderoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Port Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Moriah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Witherbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Severance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Hague
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sabbath Day Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Washington County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Chubbs Dock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Huletts Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Truthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Truthville is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Towtaid, see our County-by-County Page for Towtaid.
Cemeteries Near Towtaid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Towtaid.
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 Towtaid - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Towtaid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nabby Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forestdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Cemetery
- The Forestdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Dale Cemetery
- Salisbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brandon Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- West Salisbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- G F Emmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Towtaid in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Towtaid.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Towtaid, with the one closest to Towtaid listed first.
- Leicester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leicester Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Salisbury Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury Station is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Station
- Whiting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sudbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Middlebury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Bread Loaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bread Loaf is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Loaf
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ripton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Towtaid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Towtaid.
Newspapers Published in Towtaid ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Towtaid.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Towtaid, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Towtaid.
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 Towtaid:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Addison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chittenden County
- Orange County
- Rutland County
- Washington County
- Windsor County
- Essex County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Towtaid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Towtaid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |