Hancock, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Hancock was chartered on July 31, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Over 80 percent of its area is taken up by the Green Mountain National Forest. The population was 323 at the 2010 census.

Historical Data
Addison County, Vermont GenWeb

Town Histories
Hancock heritage, 1781-1981: a collection of photographs, old and new, Hancock Historical Society (1980) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Hancock is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Maps
1871 map of Hancock Township

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Hancock. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.


 * Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Hancock Village Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Hancock Village Cemetery (Old) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery deeds, 1897-1975 and 1798-1869 are on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Churches
Church records, Hancock &amp; Granville, VT, 1878-1922 - available on microfilm from the Family History Library.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1783-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Hancock Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1792-1853; index, 1792-1878, Marriage certificates, 1862-1935, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1841-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1785-1998.

HancockTown Clerk's Office: 48 Vermont 125 Hancock, VT 05748 Phone:(802) 767-3660 Email: hancocktwnclerk@yahoo.com

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald