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 Wallingford (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 Wallingford. 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.
Wallingford is located in Rutland 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 Rutland County: Washington (NY), Addison, Bennington & Windsor.
Below are the counties that are near Wallingford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallingford:
- Rutland County (The home county of Wallingford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- Wallingford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowlsville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
- South Wallingford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Wallingford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallingford
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Mount Holly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Mount Tabor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Tinmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tinmouth is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Alfrecha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alfrecha is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfrecha
- Clarendon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Springs is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Springs
- Danby Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Leicester Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Leicester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leicester is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Leicester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orwell is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Orwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Landgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Landgrove is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dorset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Landgrove Town Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bromley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
- Barnumville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barnumville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
- Rupert
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Manchester Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manchester Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
- Manchester Depot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
- Winhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- Londonderry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Windham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Windham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamaica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jamaica is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- South Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Jamaica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stratton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brockways Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Cambridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridgeport is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- West Townshend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- Grahamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grahamville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Ludlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ludlow is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
- Tyson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tyson is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Plymouth Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Union is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Union
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Ludlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Cavendish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cavendish is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
- Andover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- Balloch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- Cornish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Squag City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Cornish City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Charlestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Washington County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- Granville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Middle Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Truthville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Truthville is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Porter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- North Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Hebron is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hebron
- North Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- East Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Hartford is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- South Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Hartford is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
- Belcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belcher is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Comstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wallingford, see our County-by-County Page for Wallingford.
Cemeteries Near Wallingford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallingford.
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 Wallingford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallingford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pelsue - Jarvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Glen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill - Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Packer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Wallingford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wallingford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallingford, with the one closest to Wallingford listed first.
- East Wallingford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wallingford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Wallingford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Wallingford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallingford
- Cuttingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Clarendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Clarendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clarendon
- Hortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Cold River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cold River is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Chippenhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chippenhook is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenhook
- Tinmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tinmouth is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Danby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shrewsbury
- North Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallingford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallingford.
Newspapers Published in Wallingford ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallingford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallingford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallingford.
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 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 Wallingford:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Rutland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Bennington County
- Windham County
- Windsor County
- Sullivan County
- Washington 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 Wallingford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wallingford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |