Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Stowe was chartered on June 8, 1763. Maria Von Trapp ("The Sound of Music") came here after escaping from the Nazis because it reminded her of her native Austria. Lying in the shadow of Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak, Stowe is known as "the Ski Capital of the East". The population was 4,314 at the 2010 census.

Historical Data

 * Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. VIII, towns of Stowe and Mansfield, Stowe Fire District no. 1, Stowe Village - view a digital version of this document.
 * Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont : extract from no. 8, Lamoille County, part II, Stowe and Stowe Village - view a digital version of this document.

Town Histories

 * History of Stowe to 1869, History of Stowe to 1869 (1871) - find this book in a library.
 * History of Stowe, Vermont : from 1763 to 1934, by Walter J. Bigelow (1934) - view a digital copy of this book online.
 * Stowe, Vermont history and genealogy : the Susan W. Downer collection, by Stowe, Vermont : Stowe Historical Society (2001) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Stowe is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Maps
1878 map of Stowe

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


 * Old Yard Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverbank Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sterling Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Trapp Family Lodge Grounds - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Stowe, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1798-1869, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Stowe, Vermont Cemetery Records (includes records of the Old Yard Center Cemetery, Thomas S. Luce Cemetery, Old Mansfield-Old Lude Hill Cemetery, Riverbank Cemetery, Old Ivory Luce Cemetery, West Branch Cemetery, and Sterling Cemetery) are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Town Records

 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1903 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Stowe Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births and deaths, 1793-1864, Records of births, marriages, and deaths of Stowe, Vermont, 1857-Feb. 2000, Records of marriages and births, 1800-1856, Town records, 1808-1858, and Deeds, 1795-1850.

Stowe Town Clerk 67 Main Street PO Box 248 Stowe, VT 05672 Phone: (802)253-6133 Website: http://www.townofstowevt.org/townclerk/index.html

Newspapers
Stowe Reporter

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

Libraries and Historical Societies
Stowe Free Library 90 Pond Street Stowe, VT 05672 Phone: (802) 253-6145 Website: http://www.stowelibrary.org/

Stowe Historical Society PO Box 730 Stowe, VT 05672 Phone: (802) 253-1518 Website: http://www.stowehistoricalsociety.org/