McIndoe Falls is an

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within the town of

Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) * Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...

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, in the

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. It is located in the southeastern corner of Barnet, along the

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, the state boundary with

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. A dam on the Connecticut River at the village forms the

McIndoes Reservoir McIndoes Reservoir is a impoundment on the Connecticut River on the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire in northern New England. The dam forming the reservoir lies between the communities of McIndoe Falls, Vermont, and Monroe, New Hampshire ...

, which extends upstream to the village of Barnet.

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passes north–south through the village.

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bypasses the village to the west, with the nearest access being Exit 18 (Barnet), 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 Monroe is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 864 at the 2020 census, up from 788 at the 2010 census. The town is located along the Connecticut River, across from Barnet, Vermont. It was originally charte ...

. The next river crossing upstream is to the north near Barnet village, and the next crossing downstream is south where U.S. Route 302 crosses between

Wells River, Vermont Wells River is a village in the town of Newbury in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 431 at the 2020 census. The village center is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 5 and 302. The village center (the portion near ...

, and

Woodsville, New Hampshire Woodsville is a census-designated place (CDP) and the largest village in the town of Haverhill in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, along the Connecticut River at the mouth of the Ammonoosuc River. The population was 1,431 at the 2 ...

. McIndoe Falls has a separate ZIP code (05050) from the rest of Barnet. McIndoe Falls was also referred to as McIndoes or McIndoes Falls. The historic McIndoes Academy building is in the village. An 1875 map shows McIndoes Falls. The post office established in 1885 was named McIndoes Falls.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.

References

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