Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Harwick was chartered on August 19, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The first town meeting was held in 1794 and the town was organized in 1795. The town contains the incorporated village of Hardwick and the unincorporated villages of East Hardwick and Mackville.

During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington ordered construction of the Bayley-Hazen Military Road to provide access into the interior of Vermont. It would prompt the development and settlement of Hardwick and East Hardwick.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Hardwick. 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.


 * Hardwick Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * 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 Hardwick, 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 Hardwick:

City Directories
1888 Hardwick Town Directory

Historical Data
Hardwick, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Jeudevine Memorial Library 93 N Main St. Hardwick, VT 05843 Phone: (802) 472-5948 Website: http://www.jeudevinememoriallibrary.org/

Hardwick Historical Society 47 Depot PO Box 177 Hardwick, VT 05483 Phone: (802) 472-8555

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 Hardwick:

1875 map of Hardwick

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 Hardwick:

The probate district for Hardwick 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 Hardwick town records available online:

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 Hardwick Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1794-1939, and Land records, 1796-1877.

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

Hardwick Town Clerks Office P.O. Box 523 Hardwick, VT 05843 Phone: (802) 472-5971 Website: http://hardwickvt.org/

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