Kirby, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

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.

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.


 * North Kirby-Brookside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Kirby Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Kirby, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1813-1882, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Kirby Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Caledonia 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 Kirby, 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 Kirby:

City Directories
Kirby Town Directories: 1888, 1909, 1925, 1928, 1930, and 1935.

Historical Data
Kirby, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

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

1875 map of Kirby

Military Records
Kirby, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1866, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

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

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

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 Kirby town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1949 -2001, 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 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1777-1964; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1777-1989, and Land records, 1810-1915.

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

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

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