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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Saint Johnsbury

Brief History
St. Johnsbury was originally granted in 1760 as part of the New Hampshire Grants and named Bessborough. It was rechartered on November 1, 1786 by the Vermont Legislature and named Dunmore. The town was officially organized in 1790 when it was then named St. Johnsbury.. St. Johnsbury (sometimes locally known as "St. Jay") became the shire town (county seat) of Caledonia County, Vermont in 1856. The population was 7,603 at the 2010 census.

Historical Data
Historic Photos of St. Johnsbury

Town Histories
The town of St. Johnsbury, Vt. : a review of one hundred twenty-five years to the anniversary pageant 1912, by Edward T. Fairbanks - view a digital copy of this book online.

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

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

City Directories
St. Johnsbury directories: 1875, 1887-1888, 1890, 1909, 1928, 1935, 1939.

Maps
1875 map of St. Johnsbury

1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 1

1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 2

1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 3

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


 * Worcester Mountain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Worcester Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Worcester, 1825-1874, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Worcester Land Records, 1878-1903, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the St. Johnsbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1815-1941; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1815-1997, Land records, 1803-1880; general index to land records, 1803-1973, and Town records, 1821-1931.

Town of St. Johnsbury Pomerleau Building 51 Depot Square, Suite 3 Phone: (802) 748-3926 Website: http://www.stjvt.com/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
St Johnsbury Athenaeum 1171 Main St. St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-8291 Website: http://www.stjathenaeum.org/

St. Johnsbury History &amp; Heritage Center