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United States Vermont  Washington   Moretown 

Brief History
Moretown was chartered June 7, 1763 before the American Revolution. It was first settled about 1790 a year before Vermont was formally admitted to the Union.

No one knows for sure how Moretown got its name. There is the old story that when Washington County was being formed and maps drawn, a large parcel of land was left over, prompting the response, “My God, more town.” But this theory has a flaw. The town was named Moretown in the original grant in 1763.

Moretown is situated on the Mad River in the heart of the Green Mountain at an altitude of 620 feet. Moretown is bounded on the north by Waterbury and Middlesex, east by Berlin, south by Northfield and Waitsfield and west by Duxbury. The village lies in the extreme southwest corner of the town.

Town Histories

 * Montpelier : the capital city's history, 1780-1976, Perry H. Merrill (1977) - find this book in a library.
 * The history of the town of Montpelier : including that of the town of East Montpelier, for the first one hundred and two years, A.M. Hemenway (1882) - a digital copy of this book is available online.
 * History of the town of Montpelier : from the time it was first chartered in 1781 to the year 1860 : together with biographical sketches of its most noted deceased citizens, D.P. Thompson (1860) - a digital copy of this book is available online.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Moretown is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Maps
1873 map of North Montpelier

1873 map of South Montpelier

1873 map of Montpelier and West Montpelier

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


 * Elm Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Green Mount Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plainmont Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Popular Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Augustine Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Vital Records, 1894 -1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Moretown Town Clerk's Office. These include Births recorded in Montpelier beginning with settlement of the town, 1759-1902, Deaths recorded in Montpelier beginning with the settlement of the town, 1789-1902, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1759-1998, Marriage records index, 1791-1861, Land records, 1788-1885 and Town records, 1759-1863.

Moretown Town Clerk Mailing Address: 19 Kaiser Drive, Waterbury, VT 05676 Phone: (802) 882-8218 Email: townclerk@moretownvt.net Website: http://www.moretownvt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Moretown Memorial Library 897 Route 100 B Moretown, Vermont 05660 Phone:(802) 496-9728 Email: Email: moretownlibrary@gmail.com Website: http://www.moretownvt.org/moretown-library/

Moretown Historical Society