Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Harwick was chartered on August 19, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The first town meeting was held in 1794 and the town was organized in 1795. The town contains the incorporated village of Hardwick and the unincorporated villages of East Hardwick and Mackville.

During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington ordered construction of the Bayley-Hazen Military Road to provide access into the interior of Vermont. It would prompt the development and settlement of Hardwick and East Hardwick.

Historical Data
Hardwick, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Hardwick is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

City Directories
1888 Hardwick Town Directory

Maps
1875 map of Hardwick

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Hardwick. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this link.


 * Fairview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hardwick Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hazen Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Main Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Maple Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sanborn Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Hardwick, Vermont Land Records, 1876 - 1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1795 -1893, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Hardwick Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1794-1939, and Land records, 1796-1877.

Hardwick Town Clerks Office P.O. Box 523 Hardwick, VT 05843 Phone: (802) 472-5971 Website: http://hardwickvt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

Libraries and Historical Societies
Jeudevine Memorial Library 93 N Main St. Hardwick, VT 05843 Phone: (802) 472-5948 Website: http://www.jeudevinememoriallibrary.org/

Hardwick Historical Society 47 Depot PO Box 177 Hardwick, VT 05483 Phone: (802) 472-8555

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