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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Kirby

Brief History
Kirby was chartered on October 28, 1807 by the state of Vermont through an Act of Incorporation. Kirby was created from two separate parcels of land: Hopkinsville (sometimes Hopkins Gore, Hopkins Grant or Hopkintonia) and Burke Tongue, which had been a part of the older town of Burke. Kirby has a shape of an arrowhead, pointing due south to the northern corner of the town of Waterford.The town is roughly half the size of most towns.

Historical Data
Kirby, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

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

Maps
1875 map of Hardwick

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


 * Fairview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hardwick Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hazen Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Main Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Maple Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sanborn Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Hardwick, Vermont Land Records, 1876 - 1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1795 -1893, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Kirby Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1794-1939, and Land records, 1796-1877.

Kirby Town Clerks Office Physical Address: 346 Town Hall Road Kirby, VT 05851 Mailing Address: 346 Town Hall Road Lyndonville, VT 05851 Phone: 802-626-9386 Email: kirbytc@kingcon.com

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record