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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 Vergennes (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 Vergennes. 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.

Vergennes is located in 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 Vergennes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vergennes:

  • Addison County     (The home county of Vergennes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vergennes, with the one closest to Vergennes listed first.
    • Ferrisburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
    • Ferrisburgh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Waltham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Waltham is located in Addison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Panton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Panton is located in Addison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
    • North Ferrisburgh Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Haven is located in Addison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • New Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Addison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Ferrisburgh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Monkton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Monkton is located in Addison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
    • Weybridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Weybridge is located in Addison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weybridge
    • Addison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Addison is located in Addison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vergennes, with the one closest to Vergennes listed first.
    • Charlotte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Charlotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
    • Prindle Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
    • East Charlotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
    • Hinesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
    • Hinesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelburne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Buels Gore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Shelburne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
    • Saint George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint George is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Huntington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Huntington is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
    • South Burlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vergennes, with the one closest to Vergennes listed first.
    • Braintree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Braintree is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Braintree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Braintree is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
    • West Brookfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • West Brookfield is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
  • Rutland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vergennes, with the one closest to Vergennes listed first.
    • Forest Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
    • Brandon
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sudbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sudbury is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Benson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Benson is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Benson Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vergennes, with the one closest to Vergennes listed first.
    • Sugarbush Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
    • Fayston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Warren is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Warren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Alpine Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Alpine Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
    • North Fayston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • North Fayston is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
    • Waitsfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Waitsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Waitsfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
    • Duxbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Duxbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
    • Moretown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Moretown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Roxbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Roxbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vergennes, with the one closest to Vergennes listed first.
    • Rochester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rochester is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
    • Rochester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vergennes, with the one closest to Vergennes listed first.
    • Village of Keeseville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
    • Ausable Chasm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
    • Thomasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Thomasville is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Au Sable Forks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harkness
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
  • Essex County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vergennes, with the one closest to Vergennes listed first.
    • Westport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Craterclub
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Craterclub is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
    • Whallonsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whallonsburg is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
    • Port Henry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moriah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Witherbee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Witherbee is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
    • Reber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Reber is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
    • Elizabethtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Willsboro Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Willsboro Point is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
    • Lewis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewis is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Ironville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ironville is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville

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

Cemeteries Near Vergennes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vergennes.

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 Vergennes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vergennes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Prospect Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • MacIntosh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Vergennes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • East Panton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gage Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chipman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Kent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Old Quaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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 Vergennes had a population of 1,773 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Vergennes had a population of 2,598 people.

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

  • Ferrisburgh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Panton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Panton is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
  • North Ferrisburgh Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Addison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Ferrisburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Weybridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Weybridge is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weybridge
  • East Monkton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Monkton is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monkton
  • New Haven Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Haven Mills is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Mills
  • Monkton Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Monkton Ridge is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton Ridge
  • Westport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Addison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Addison is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Addison
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Charlotte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bristol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Whallonsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whallonsburg is located in Essex County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vergennes ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vergennes.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vergennes. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vergennes and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vergennes.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Vergennes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Vergennes:

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 Vergennes, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vergennes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.