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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 West Berkshire (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 West Berkshire. 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.

Name Variations for West Berkshire ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Berkshire: W. Berkshire

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

West Berkshire is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Chittenden, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Orleans.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of West Berkshire)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Berkshire, with the one closest to West Berkshire listed first.
    • Berkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Berkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Franklin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
    • Enosburg Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Richford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
      • Richford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richford <3>
    • Richford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
      • Richford is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,303 people
    • Enosburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
      • Enosburg is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <3>
    • West Enosburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sheldon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Highgate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
      • Highgate is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Berkshire, with the one closest to West Berkshire listed first.
    • Westford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Miltonboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Westford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Checkerberry Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
      • Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County
    • Milton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Chittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Grand Isle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Berkshire, with the one closest to West Berkshire listed first.
    • Alburg Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Alburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • North Hero
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • North Hero
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Isle La Motte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Isle la Motte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Grand Isle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Adams Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamoille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Berkshire, with the one closest to West Berkshire listed first.
    • Belvidere Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Belvidere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Belvidere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Waterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Cambridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jeffersonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
    • Eden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Eden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
    • Cambridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
    • Johnson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hyde Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Berkshire, with the one closest to West Berkshire listed first.
    • Jay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Westfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • North Troy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Troy
      • North Troy is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Troy <3>
    • Troy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Troy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Lowell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
    • Albany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
    • Albany Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Irasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irasburg
      • Irasburg is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
    • Coventry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Clinton County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Berkshire, with the one closest to West Berkshire listed first.
    • Rouses Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouses Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouses Point
      • Rouses Point is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouses Point <3>
    • Coopersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Champlain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlain
      • Champlain is located in Clinton County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlain <3>

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

Cemeteries Near West Berkshire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Berkshire.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Berkshire, with the one closest to West Berkshire 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Berkshire had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
    • East Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Berkshire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • South Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Enosburg Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Enosburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enosburg
    • North Enosburg is located in Franklin County
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • East Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sheldon
    • East Sheldon is located in Franklin County
  • East Berkshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berkshire
    • East Berkshire is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Berkshire <3>
  • Richford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
    • Richford is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richford <3>
  • North Sheldon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheldon
    • North Sheldon is located in Franklin County
  • Sheldon Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Junction
    • Sheldon Junction is located in Franklin County
  • West Enosburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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    • Enosburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
      • Enosburg is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <3>
    • East Highgate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highgate
      • East Highgate is located in Franklin County
    • Sheldon Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Springs
      • Sheldon Springs is located in Franklin County

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 West Berkshire:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 West Berkshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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