Granby, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Granby was chartered on October 10, 1761. The town got off to a slow start, and after 1816, the Year Without A Summer, the population shrank so much that the town gave up its incorporation. Reorganized and re-incorporated in 1822, it grew to just under 400 residents in 1890, down to 52 in 1970. The population at the 2010 US Census was 88.

Though it was never more than a few buildings grouped around some sawmills, the hamlet of Stevens Mills was a railroad stopping point, and appeared on most maps throughout the first part of the 20th century.

Granby was one of the last two towns in Vermont to be linked to the electric grid, in 1963.

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


 * Appleton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ganby Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Granby Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Granby, visit. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Granby:

City Directories
1888 Granby Town Directory

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Granby:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Granby:

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Granby:

The probate district for Granby is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

Town Records
In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Granby town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1791 -1971, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Granby Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records index (Graby, Vermont), 1821-2001, Death records and burial permits (Granby, Vermont), 1972-1988, and Land records (Granby, Vermont), 1779-1905, 1919.

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Granby Town Clerk's Office 9005 Granby Road P.O. Box 56 Granby, VT 05840 Phone: (802) 328-3611 Email: granby@wildblue.net

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