McIndoe Falls, Vermont

McIndoe Falls[1] is an unincorporated community within the town of Barnet, Vermont, in the United States. It is located in the southeastern corner of Barnet, along the Connecticut River, the state boundary with New Hampshire. A dam on the Connecticut River at the village forms the McIndoes Reservoir, which extends upstream to the village of Barnet.

U.S. Route 5 passes north–south through the village. Interstate 91 bypasses the village to the west, with the nearest access being Exit 18 (Barnet), 3 miles (5 km) to the north. McIndoes Falls Road leads east from the center of the village across the Connecticut River to the town of Monroe, New Hampshire. The next river crossing upstream is 2 miles (3 km) to the north near Barnet village, and the next crossing downstream is 8 miles (13 km) south where U.S. Route 302 crosses between Wells River, Vermont, and Woodsville, New Hampshire.

McIndoe Falls has a separate ZIP code (05050) from the rest of Barnet.

McIndoe Falls was also referred to as McIndoes or McIndoes Falls.[2][3] The historic McIndoes Academy building is in the village. An 1875 map shows McIndoes Falls.[4] The post office established in 1885 was named McIndoes Falls.[5]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McIndoe Falls, Vermont
  2. ^ Early Barnet. Chapter I. Pages 1-6. History of Barnet, Vermont, From the Outbreak of the French and Indian War to Present Time With Genealogical Records of Many Families. By Frederic Palmer Wells. Barnet History Association, Burlington, Vermont, Free Press Printing Co., 1923. Transcribed for Genealogy Trails by Nancy Piper. Accessed March 2021.
  3. ^ McIndoes, Vt. from N.H. side. c1915. Barreuther, H. (Henry). Digital file from intermediary roll film copy. Library of Congress. Accessed March 2021.
  4. ^ Barnet, West Barnet, Norrisville, and McIndoes Falls Villages, Vermont 1875. Source Map - County Atlas of Caledonia, Vermont 1875 by F.W. Beers. Old Town Map Reprint. Accessed 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ Vermont McIndoes Falls c1885 bar grid 1825-1893 2c Washington Banknote Bit re. Rare Two-Cent Washington Banknote Bit Stamp on Postal Envelope, addressed from C. H. Hosford, McIndoes Falls, Vermont, to Professor Thomas Martin, Burton, Vermont. c1885. Accessed 20 March 2021.