Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Craftsbury, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Craftsbury was chartered on August 23, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature and includes the four unincorporated villages of Craftsbury Common, Mill Village, North Craftsbury and East Craftsbury.

In the original charter, the town was named Minden. According to the legislative journals the town's name was changed from Minden to Craftsbury in November, 1790 because "from a similarity of sound the names of Lyndon and Mindon are often mistaken one for the other"; the Craftsbury name was chosen to honor the town's chief grantee and first settler.

The population at the 2010 US Census was 1206.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

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

Craftsbury Town Clerk 85 S Craftsbury Rd. PO Box 55 Craftsbury, VT 05826 Phone: (802) 586-2823 Email: craftsbury@gmail.com Website: http://www.townofcraftsbury.com/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies
International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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


 * Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Craftsbury Common Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Craftsbury Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Craftsbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Craftsbury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orleans 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 Craftsbury, 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 Craftsbury:


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * 1884 Craftsbury Town Directory
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * The founding families of Craftsbury, Vermont : a study of the relationships between the proprietors and the first settlers of the town - view a digital copy of this book online.
 * Craftsbury : a brief social history, by Daniel A Metraux (1977) - find this book in a library.
 * The History of Craftsbury Academy

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Craftsbury at HomeTownLocator
 * Craftsbury at FamilySearch Places
 * Craftsbury at Google Maps
 * Craftsbury at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Craftsbury at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1878 map of Craftsbury
 * 1878 map of Craftsbury Town North, Craftsbury Town, Craftsbury Town East, Mill Village Town.

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Other 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 Craftsbury town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1781-2005, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Craftsbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds (Craftsbury, Vermont), 1792-1901.

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

Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Libraries
Craftsbury Public Library 12 Church Street PO Box 74 Craftsbury Common, VT 05827 Phone: 802 586-9683 Email: craftsburylibrary@gmail.com Website: http://www.craftsburypubliclibrary.org/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Craftsbury Historical Society