Rutland Places* |
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| Alfrecha, place in Clarendon, Rutland County | |||
| Avalon Beach, place in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| Belmont, place in Mount Holly, Rutland County. | |||
| Benson, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Benson Landing, place in Benson, Rutland County. | |||
| Blissville, place in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| Blossom’s Corners, place in Pawlet, Rutland County. | |||
| Bomoseen, place in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| Bowlsville, place in Mount Holly, Rutland County. | |||
| Brandon, town in Rutland County. Includes village of Forest Dale. | |||
| Brewers Corners, place in Mendon, Rutland County. | |||
| Brimstone Corners, place in Pawlet, Rutland County. | |||
| Brooklyn, place in Mount Tabor, Rutland County. | |||
| Burnham Hollow, place in Middletown Springs, Rutland County. | |||
| Butternut Bend, place in Pawlet, Rutland County. | |||
| Button Bay, place in Ferrisburgh, Rutland County. | |||
| Castleton, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Castleton Corners, place in Castleton, Rutland County, PO Bomoseen. | |||
| Castleton State College, place in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| Center Rutland, place in Rutland County. | |||
| Centerville, a place in Wallingford, Rutland County (also a place in Hyde Park, Lamoille County and a place in Brattleboro, Windham County) | |||
| Chapmantown, place in Rutland County. | |||
| Chippenhook, place in Clarendon, Rutland County, PO West Rutland. | |||
| Chittenden, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Clarendon, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Clarendon Springs, place in Clarendon, Rutland County. | |||
| Coffeehouse, hamlet shown on old maps located where Sherburne (now Killington) meets Chittenden and Mendon. Men coming in with logs for the sawmill there could get a shave, a meal and a cup of coffee before returning to the woods (Swift, 1978). | |||
| Cold River, place in Shrewsbury, Rutland County. | |||
| Copperas Hill, place in Shrewsbury, Rutland County. | |||
| Crystal Beach, in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| Cuttingsville, place in Shrewsbury, Rutland County. | |||
| Danby Town, Rutland County includes Danby Four Corners, and a village called Purgatory, shared with Mt. Tabor. | |||
| Danby Four Corners, place in Danby, Rutland County. | |||
| East Clarendon, place in Clarendon, Rutland County. | |||
| East Hubbardton, place in Hubbardton, Rutland County. | |||
| East Pittsford, place in Pittsford, Rutland County. | |||
| East Poultney, place in Poultney, Rutland County. | |||
| East Wallingford, place in Wallingford, Rutland County. | |||
| East Wells, place in Wells, Rutland County. | |||
| Fair Haven, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Florence, village in Pittsford, Rutland County. | |||
| Florence Junction, place in Pittsford, Rutland County. | |||
| Forestdale, village in Brandon, Rutland County. | |||
| Grub Corner, hamlet shown on old maps located where Sherburne (now Killington) meets Chittenden and Mendon. Men coming in with logs for the sawmill there could get a shave, a meal and a cup of coffee before returning to the woods (Swift, 1978). | |||
| Goodellville, place in Mt. Holly, Rutland County. | |||
| Gorhamtown, place in Poultney, Rutland County. | |||
| Grangerville, place in Pittsford, Rutland County. | |||
| Griffith, old place in Danby, Rutland County. Lumberman Silas Griffith of Danby established this village when his crews were clear-cutting these hillsides at the turn of the century. The path called the Old Job Trail follows Lake Brook to a big clearing where the village once stood. | |||
| Healdville – place in Mt. Holly, Rutland County. | |||
| Holden, place in Chittenden Town, Rutland County | |||
| Hollister, place in Pittsford, Rutland County. | |||
| Hortonia, place in Mt. Holly and Hubbardton, Rutland County, RFD Orwell. | |||
| Hortonville, place in Mt. Holly, Rutland County. | |||
| Howard Hill, place in Benson, Rutland County. | |||
| Hubbardton, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Hydeville – PO in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| Ira, town in Rutland County | |||
| Killington, town in Rutland County. In 1800 Killington was renamed Sherburne in honor of Colonel Benjamin Sherburne, one of the original grantees of the town. Because of the popularity of Killington Resort, the town has long been identified as “Killington” (especially by skiiers), regardless of its real name. So much confusion was experienced by people looking for Killington (not realizing that they actually wanted Sherburne) that residents voted in 1999 to revert to the town’s original name. The first alpine ski lift in the United States built here in 1940. | |||
| Lake Bomoseen, village in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| Lake St. Catherine, place in Wells, Rutland County. | |||
| Mendon – First chartered as Medway, changed to Parkerstown and became Mendon in 1827. Rutland County | |||
| Michigan, place in Chittenden, Rutland County. | |||
| Middletown Springs, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Mount Holly – 1849, last spike of VT Central RR driven at Summit Station linking Boston to Burlington. Rutland County. | |||
| Mount Tabor, town in Rutland County. Wild and mountainous, once lumbered by millionaire lumber king, Silas L. Griffith. | |||
| Neshobe, place in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| North Clarendon, place in Clarendon, Rutland County. | |||
| North Pawlet, place in Pawlet, Rutland County. | |||
| North Sherburne, place in Killington (formerly Sherburne), Rutland County. | |||
| North Shrewsbury, place in Shrewsbury, Rutland County. | |||
| Northam, place in Shrewsbury, Rutland County. | |||
| Patch Pond, see Lake Ninevah, Mount Holly. | |||
| Pawlet, town in Rutland County. One of the centers for Revolutionary troops and Herrick’s Rangers, the “Terror of the Tories”. | |||
| Pierces Corner, place in Clarendon, Rutland County. | |||
| Pittsfield, town in Rutland County. Birthplace of Charles W. Emerson, founder of the noted Boston college of the same name. | |||
| Pittsford, town in Rutland County. Home of Samuel Hopkins, a farmer who in 1790 was issued the first US patent. East Pittsford and Florence. | |||
| Pittsford Mills, place in Pittsford, Rutland County. | |||
| Poultney, town in Rutland County. Home of Horace Greely founder of the NY Herald and his coworker, George Jones, who founded the NY Times. | |||
| Poultney, incorporated village, Rutland County. | |||
| Proctor, town in Rutland County. Named for the founder of the VT Marble Company, Redfield Proctor. | |||
| Prospect Hill, place in Rutland, Rutland County. | |||
| Purgatory – Both Mount (Mt) Tabor and Danby share a village called Purgatory, a name that in New England denotes a difficult place to reach or cross. | |||
| Russellville, place in Shrewsbury, Rutland County. | |||
| Rutland City, Rutland County. | |||
| Rutland Town, Rutland County. | |||
| Scottsville, place in Danby, Rutland County. | |||
| Sherburne, former name of Killington, Rutland County. In 1800 Killington was renamed Sherburne in honor of Colonel Benjamin Sherburne, one of the original grantees of the town. Because of the popularity of Killington Resort, the town has long been identified as “Killington” (especially by skiiers), regardless of its real name. So much confusion was experienced by people looking for Killington (not realizing that they actually wanted Sherburne) that residents voted in 1999 to revert to the town’s original name. The first alpine ski lift in the United States was built here in 1940. | |||
| Sherburne Center, place in Killington (formerly Sherburne), Rutland County. | |||
| Shrewsbury, town in Rutland County. | |||
| South End, place in Mt. Tabor, Rutland County. | |||
| South Poultney, place in Poultney, Rutland County. | |||
| South Sherburne, place in Killington (formerly Sherburne), Rutland County. | |||
| South Wallingford, place in Wallingford, Rutland County. | |||
| Stacey Crossing, place in Benson, Rutland County. | |||
| Sudbury, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Summit, place in Mt. Holly, Rutland County (also a place in Warren, Essex County) | |||
| Tarbellville, place in Mt. Holly, Rutland County. | |||
| Tinmouth, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Wallingford, town in Rutland County. | |||
| Wells, town in Rutland County. | |||
| West Castleton, place in Castleton, Rutland County. | |||
| West Haven, town in Rutland County. | |||
| West Pawlet, place in Pawlet, Rutland County. | |||
| West Rutland , town in Rutland County. | |||
* SOURCE:
A Gazetteer of Vermont Places:Real and Imagined
Created by Fred Schmidt Director, Center for Rural Studies
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