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 Westfield (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 Westfield. 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 and hospitals 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.
Westfield is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Caledonia, Essex, Franklin & Lamoille.
Below are the counties that are near Westfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westfield:
- Orleans County (The home county of Westfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - North Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Irasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Albany Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Center
- Albany Center is located in Orleans County
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Coventry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Sheffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Hardwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <1>
- Stannard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Stannard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannard
- Stannard is located in Caledonia County
- Wheelock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Sutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Wheelock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Wheelock is located in Caledonia County
- South Walden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walden
- South Walden is located in Caledonia County
- Walden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - West Burke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burke
- West Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burke <1>
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Warner's Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner's Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner's Grant
- Warner's Grant is located in Essex County
- Island Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Pond
- Island Pond is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Pond <1>
- Warren's Gore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Gore
- Warren's Gore is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <1>
- Richford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Richford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Enosburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Berkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Berkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Enosburg Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls
- Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- West Enosburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg
- West Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Bakersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <1>
- Bakersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- West Berkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkshire
- West Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Lamoille County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Belvidere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Belvidere Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction
- Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Waterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Hyde Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Johnson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Johnson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Johnson is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <1>
- Cleveland Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Corners
- Cleveland Corners is located in Lamoille County
- Hyde Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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: 475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <1>
- Cadys Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadys Falls
- Cadys Falls is located in Lamoille County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westfield, see our County-by-County Page for Westfield.
Newspapers Published in Westfield ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westfield, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westfield.
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 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 Westfield:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records.aspx
- Pages specific to Orleans County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caledonia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lamoille County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caledonia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cemeteries of Orleans County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Vermont
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Vermont
Cemeteries Near Westfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westfield.
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 Westfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Westfield Association Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Association Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Association Cemetery
- Westfield North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield North Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
- West Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Road Cemetery
- Roegan Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roegan Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roegan Road Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountainview Cemetery
- Stignatius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stignatius Cemetery
- St. Isidore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Isidore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Isidore Cemetery
- Roegan Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roegan Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roegan Road Cemetery
- Jay Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jay Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jay Center Cemetery
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Montgomery Center Cemetery (Lower)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Center Cemetery (Lower)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208335 <5>
- Montgomery Center Cemetery (Upper)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- The Montgomery Center Cemetery (Upper) has also been known as:
- Montgomery Center Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Center Cemetery (Upper)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208335 <5>
- Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
- Montgomery Center Cemetery (Lower)
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.<6>
While we didn't find Westfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Westfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <1>
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <1>
- Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <1>
- North Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Newport Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Center
- Newport Center is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport Center <1>
- Coventry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <1>
- East Richford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richford
- East Richford is located in Franklin County
- Eden Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Mills
- Eden Mills is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Mills <1>
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Albany Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Center
- Albany Center is located in Orleans County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irasburg
- Irasburg is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irasburg <1>
- East Berkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Irasburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8800, Longitude: -72.4832 In this case, the coordinates for Westfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Westfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |