Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Waterford, Vermont at Wikipedia

Waterford was chartered on November 8, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was originally named Littleton. In 1784 New Hampshire incorporated its own town of Littleton which was located directly across the Connecticut River from the Vermont town named Littleton. The citizens of Vermont's Littleton asked the legislature to change the name of their town, and in March of 1797 Vermont's Littleton became Waterford.

Villages and hamlets in Waterford include: Waterford (Upper Waterford), Lower Waterford, Waterford Hollow, Gaskill, and Copenhagen.

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

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

Waterford Town Clerk 532 Maple Street Waterford, VT 05848 Mailing Address: PO Box 56 Lower Waterford, VT 05848 Phone: (802) 748-2122 Email: townofwaterford@gmail.com Website: http://www.waterfordvt.org/Town_of_Waterford_Vermont.html

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search 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 Waterford. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this link.


 * Adams-Babcock Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Charles Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cushman Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lower Waterford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Powers-Wheeler Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Stiles Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Waterford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Waterford cemetery records, 1797-1869, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Waterford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Caledonia County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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

City Directories

 * 1901-1933 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Waterford at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates St. Johnsbury, Vermont city directories (including Waterford), 1904 - 1935, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1797-1805 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). Sheriff at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1821-1896 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
Waterford, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Waterford, Vermont History

A Vermont village, by C.E. Harris (1941) - find this book in a library. This book is available on Ancestry.com ($)

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


 * 1875 map of Waterford

Military
Searchable by Town 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
Burlington Free Press The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus The Caledonian Record
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Waterford town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Waterford Town Clerk's Office. These include Births 1883-1939, marriages 1884-1950, deaths 1883-2001, and indexes: 1748-2001, Land records and deeds, 1793-1941; index, 1793-1941, and Vital records, 1809-1931.

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

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

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Davies Memorial Library 532 Maple Street PO Box 56 Lower Waterford, VT 05848 Phone: 802-748-4609 Email: davieslibraryvt@gmail.com Website: http://daviesmemoriallibrary.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
 * Randolph New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library