Stratton, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Stratton was chartered on July 30, 1761 by Benning Wentworth. In many respects, Stratton resembles Somerset, high in the mountains and never having many residents. The 2010 US Census population was 216. It is perhaps the presence of a major ski area that has kept it from becoming the ghost town Somerset now is.

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


 * Ball Cemetery (aka Ball Farm Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Eddy Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pike Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Willis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Stratton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham 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 Stratton, 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 Stratton:

The Church of Christ in Stratton with baptisms and proceedings beginning August 30, 1801 - digital version of book is available online free of charge

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Stratton's Little Genealogy and History Goldmine

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

1869 map of Stratton

Newspapers
The Manchester Journal

Bennington Banner

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

The probate district for Stratton is Marlboro. Marlboro Probate Court 80 Flat St. Suite 104 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 257-2898

Town Histories

 * The History of Stratton, Vermont: To the End of the Twentieth Century - digital version of book is available online free of charge.
 * Echoes in the Forest, The Family History Supplement - digital version of book is available online free of charge.

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 Stratton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1792-1878, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Stratton Town Clerk's Office. These include Town records, 1789-1915, Records of marriages, births and deaths, 1857-1881; indexes of birth, death and marriage, 1857-1945, and Stratton, Vermont, vital records 1883-2002.

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

Town of Stratton, Vermont 9 West Jamaica Road Stratton, VT 05360 Phone: (802) 896-6184 Email: townclerk@townofstrattonvt.com Website: http://townofstrattonvt.com/Town_Clerk.html

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