Barton, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Barton, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Barton was chartered on October 20, 1789 by the Vermont Legislature. The town includes two incorporated villages, Barton and Orleans.

Barton was originally to have been granted in 1781 and named for Providence, Rhode Island, the home of many of the grantees (sixty Revolutionary War veterans, among them the American Naval hero, John Paul Jones).

It was not until eight years later that the charter was actually issued, and named for Colonel William Barton (first-named grantee), who planned and executed the capture of British General Prescott in 1777, considerably lessening the pressure on Washington's troops in New Jersey.

The population was 2810 at the 2010 US Census.

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

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

Town of Barton 34 Main St. Barton, VT 05822 Phone: (802) 525-6222 Email: bartontown@comcast.net Website: https://sites.google.com/site/townofbarton/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Heath Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Pauls Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Barton-Willoughby Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Welcome O. Brown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Barton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orleans 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 Barton, 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 Barton:


 * Barton, Vermont St. John the Baptist Mission Parish Register, 1910-1918, is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 * Manual of the First Congregational Church in Barton, Vermont (1909) can be viewed online.
 * Centennial book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Barton,Vermont (1928) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

City Directories

 * 1884 Barton Landig Town Directory
 * 1884 Barton Town Directory
 * 1884 Barton Village Town Directory
 * 1917 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Barton at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

Local Histories
A history of Barton, Vermont by Darlene Young (1998) - find this book in a library.

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


 * 1878 map of Barton
 * 1878 map of Barton, Barton Landing Town and Westmore Town

Military
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
The Newport Daily Express

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 Barton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Barton Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Barton, Vermont, 1857-July 2000, Record of births, deaths, and marriages, Barton, Vermont, 1775 to 1860, and Town records, 1789-1890.

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

Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

Libraries
Barton Public Library 100 Church St. PO Box 549 Barton, VT 05822 Phone: (802) 525-6524 Website: http://bartonpubliclibrary.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
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library