Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Caledonia County, Vermont ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Vermont  Caledonia County

County Courthouse
Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records; County Clerk has divorce and court records from from 1797; Probate Judge has probate records. Towns Organized Before 1800: Barnet 1763, Burke 1782, Cabot 1780, Danville 1786, Groton 1789, Hardwick 1781, Lyndon 1780, Peacham 1763, Ryegate 1763, Sheffield 1793, St. Johnsbury 1785, Sutton 1782, Walden 1780, Waterford 1781, Wheelock 1785

Parent County
5 November 1792: from Orange County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
Towns

Extinct Towns:  · Bradleyvale · Hopkinsville

Villages: · Lyndonville · West Burke

Neighboring Counties: · Essex · Lamoille · Orange · Orleans · Washington · New Hampshire county: Grafton

Cemeteries

 * List of Caledonia County Cemeteries

History

 * Jeffrey, William H. Successful Vermonters; a modern gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. East Burke, Vermont, The Historical Publishing Company, 1904. Internet Archives.
 * Child, Hamilton Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887. Caledonia County, Vermont, Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders, 1887. Google Books.

Civil War
Regiments and Companies:


 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies G and H

Newspapers
The Caledonian : (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1837-1867, A.G. Chadwick. Dates of publication:1837-1867. Published weekly.

[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023253/ St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1867-1919]. C.M. Stone &amp; Co. Dates of publication:1867-1919. Published weekly.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1749 – 1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1921 at FamilySearch — images

Vital Records
See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for the following Vermont certificates: Downloadable applications from Vermont Department of Health.
 * Birth Certificate,
 * Marriage Certificate ,
 * Divorce Certificate,
 * Civil Union Dissolution Certificate, or
 * Death Certificate

Societies, Libraries and Museums
See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Caledonia County Historical Societies
Barnet Historical Society 26 Goodwillie Road Barnet Center, VT Mailing Address: 802 Warden Road Barnet, VT 05821 Phone: (802) 633-2325 E-mail:[mailto:davewarden37@hotmail.com davewarden37@hotmail.com]

Burke Historical Society White School House Museum East Burke, VT c/o Burke Mountain Club, PO Box 309, East Burke, VT 05832 Phone: (802) 626-9823

Danville Historical Society Choate-Sias Historical House 121 Hill St. Danville, VT PO Box 274 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-2055 Email Address:[mailto:historicalsociety.director.dan@gmail.com historicalsociety.director.dan@gmail.com] Website

Groton Historical Society Peter Paul 1840 House 1203 Scott Highway Groton, VT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 89 Groton, VT 05046 Phone: (802) 584-3417

Hardwick Historical Society Hardwick Depot Depot Street (off Church Street behind Town House) Hardwick, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 177 Hardwick, VT 05843 Email Address:[mailto:hardwickhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint.net hardwickhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint.net] Phone: (802) 472-8555

Lyndon Historical Society Shores Memorial Museum 202 Center Street Lyndon Center, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 85, Lyndon Center VT 05850 Phone: (802) 626-9321 Email:[mailto:warden960a@charter.net warden960a@charter.net] Website

Peacham Historical Association Historical House 153 Church Street Peacham, VT Asbel Goodenough Blacksmith Shop 101 Church Street Peacham, VT Peacham Hollow Schoolhouse Archives & Reference Library 643 Bayley-Hazen Road Peacham, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 101 Peacham, VT 05862 Email:[mailto:info@peachamhistorical.org info@peachamhistorical.org] Website

Ryegate Historical Society Whitelaw Hall 54 Paper Mill Road East Ryegate, VT Mailing Address: 3158 N. Bayley Hazen Rd East Ryegate, VT 05402 Email:[mailto:doverford@gmail.com doverford@gmail.com] or [mailto:mosquito@fairpoint.net mosquito@fairpoint.net] Phone: (802) 592-3378

Saint Johnsbury History & Heritage Center Lower Level of the former Summer Street School 481 Summer Street St. Johnsbury, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 223 St. Johnsbury, VT05819 Email:[mailto:ppearl47@gmail.com ppearl47@gmail.com] Phone: (802) 424-1090 Website

Sheffield Historical Society Municipal Building 37 Dane Road Sheffield, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 75 Sheffield, VT 05866 Phone: (802) 626-9416 Email:[mailto:edrichardson@juno.com edrichardson@juno.com]

Websites

 * Caledonia County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Linkpendium
 * The Caledonia County VTGenWeb Project, part of The VTGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site