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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 Wallace Pond (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 Wallace Pond. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Wallace Pond is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Coos (NH), Grafton (NH), Caledonia & Orleans.

Below are the counties that are near Wallace Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallace Pond:

  • Essex County     (The home county of Wallace Pond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Pond, with the one closest to Wallace Pond listed first.
    • Canaan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canaan is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Averill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Beecher Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Beecher Falls is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
    • Averill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Averill is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Lemington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lemington is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Norton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Norton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Avery's Gore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Avery's Gore is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
    • Lewis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewis is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Warren's Gore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren's Gore is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Gore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Warner's Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Warner's Grant is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner's Grant
    • Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Caledonia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Pond, with the one closest to Wallace Pond listed first.
    • Newark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Newark is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • West Burke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Pond, with the one closest to Wallace Pond listed first.
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Holland is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Morgan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Holland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Holland is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • East Charleston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Charleston is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
    • Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Charleston is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
    • West Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Derby Line
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Beebe Plain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Beebe Plain is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Plain
    • Derby Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Derby Center is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Derby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Derby is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
    • Westmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Westmore is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Brownington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownington is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Pond, with the one closest to Wallace Pond listed first.
    • West Stewartstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stewartstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Colebrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Pittsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cones
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
    • Clarksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • Meriden Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Meriden Hill is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
    • Happy Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Happy Corner is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
    • North Stratford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dixville Notch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixville Notch is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville Notch
    • Ervings Location
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ervings Location is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location

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

Cemeteries Near Wallace Pond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace Pond.

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 Wallace Pond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • West Stewartstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Canaan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Averill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stewartstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Beecher Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Beecher Falls is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
  • Colebrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Pittsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Georges
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Georges is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
  • Clarksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • East Brighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Brighton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
  • Wenlock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wenlock is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenlock
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Stratford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Morgan Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Morgan Center is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center
    • Island Pond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Wallace Pond ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace Pond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace Pond, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallace Pond.

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 Wallace Pond:

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>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- Wallace Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Wallace Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.