Bolton, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Town Histories
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Brief History
Bolton was chartered on July 7, 1763. Bolton is often referred to as "the land of boulders and bears." The town has more than twenty mountains of over 2,000 feet, and nearly as many more just under that height. The 2010 population at the 1010 Census was 1,182.

Historical Data
Historic Photos of Bolton, Vermont

Town Histories
A history of Bolton, Gardiner Lane (1989) - find this book in a library.

Vital Records
The town of Bolton kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Bolton kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.) FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Bolton is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Military Records
Bolton, Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867

Maps
1869 map of Bolton

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


 * East Bolton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Bolton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1861-1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Bolton Land Records, 1851-1903, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bolton Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1790-1834; index to deeds, 1763-1950, and Proprietors records, 1763-1791.

Bolton Town Clerk Office 3045 Theodore Roosevelt Highway Bolton, Vermont 05676 Phone: (802) 434-3064 Email: clerkbolton@gmavt.net Website: http://www.boltonvt.com/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press