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 Williston (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 Williston. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Williston is located in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County: Clinton (NY), Essex (NY), Addison, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Williston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williston:
- Chittenden County (The home county of Williston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Williston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
- North Williston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Williston
- Essex Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,100 people
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Essex Center is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Center
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Essex is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
- Jericho Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
- Jericho
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- South Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Starksboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Starksboro is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Starksboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Ferrisburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monkton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- North Ferrisburgh Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
- Jerusalem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- South Starksboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Starksboro is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Starksboro
- Ferrisburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vergennes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- East Georgia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Georgia
- Fairfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
- Binghamville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Binghamville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
- West Georgia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- Georgia Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- Georgia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
- Fletcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Fairfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Albans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
- Saint Albans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Grand Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- South Hero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Keeler Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Grand Isle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Adams Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- North Hero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Hero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Lamoille County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Moscow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stowe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stowe is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,447 people
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Stowe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
- Jeffersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
- Johnson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
- Johnson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cadys Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cadys Falls is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadys Falls
- Hyde Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Duxbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Waterbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waterbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
- Waterbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Fayston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
- Moretown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moretown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Waitsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middlesex is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Sugarbush Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
- Waitsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waitsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
- Clinton County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Ausable Chasm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
- Village of Keeseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Laphams Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
- Parc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parc is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Head
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
- Harkness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Plattsburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Point Au Roche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Au Roche
- Au Sable Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Willsboro Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Willsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Craterclub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craterclub is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
- Port Douglass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Port Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whallonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whallonsburg is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
- Keeseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reber is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Jay is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williston, see our County-by-County Page for Williston.
Cemeteries Near Williston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williston.
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 Williston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chittenden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. George Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eldredge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Jericho Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ft. Ethan Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Williston had a population of 235 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- North Williston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Williston
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jericho Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Essex Center is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Center
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Winooski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shelburne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Bolton is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bolton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williston.
Newspapers Published in Williston ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williston, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williston.
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 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 Williston:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Chittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Franklin County
- Grand Isle County
- Lamoille County
- Washington County
- Clinton County
- Essex 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> | 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 Williston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Williston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |