Brookline, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Brookline was chartered on November 30, 1794 by the Vermont Legislature. Brookline was created from the southern half of Athens and a small part of the western side of Putney. Subsequently a little piece of Newfane that lay east of West River was added. The name comes from Grassy Brook, which rises over the line in Athens at Lily Pond and flows in an almost straight line through Brookline from north to south.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Brookline. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this link.


 * Austin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Index to Riverside Cemetery lots, 1794-1869, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Gleanings from gravestone inscriptions, etc., of Brookline, Vermont, circa 1737-1987 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Brookline Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham 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 Brookline, 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 Brookline:

Baptist Church (Brookline Township, Vermont), 1891-1970, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Brookline:

1869 map of Brookline

Military Records
Military records, 1860-1866, are on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Newspapers
Brattleboro Reformer

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

The probate district for Brookline is Westminster. Westminster Probate Court PO Box 47 Bellows Falls, VT 05101 Phone: (802) 463-3019

Town Histories

 * The local history of Brookline, VT : The general history of the town (1886) - digital copy available free of charge online.

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 Brookline town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1795-1850, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Brookline Town Clerk's Office. These include Birth, marriage and death records (1897-2002) and indexes (1857-1904), Land records and deeds, 1795-1923, and Town records, 1795-1915.

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

Brookline Town Office P.O. Box 403 734 Grassy Brook Rd. Brookline, VT 05345 Phone: (802) 365-4648 Website: http://www.brooklinevt.com/

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