Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Lincoln was chartered on November 9, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. Like several other Addison County towns, Lincoln was settled by members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. The first Quakers settled in an area known as Mud Flat about 1795. As time went by and other Quakers joined the original group, the area became known as Quaker Stand. The meeting house is gone and the Society has dispersed, but one part of Lincoln village is still called Quaker Street.

Town Histories

 * Lincoln, history of a mountain town from first settlements to the present, by Richard V. Reed, Linda Norton, and Travis Harris (1980) - view digital copy of book online.
 * Memories of a mountain town : a bi-centennial commemorative collection of old photographs contributed by her people, by David Brown; Lincoln (Vt.). Bi-Centennial Committee (1976) - find book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Lincoln is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Maps
1871 map of Lincoln township

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


 * Eubar-Odette Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Friends Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Lee Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Maple Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Merrill Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Pope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Record of births, marriages, and deaths, in the Society of Friends at Lincoln, Vermont, 1739-1905 are on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Town Records
Vermont, Addison County, Lincoln, land records, 1852-1905; general index, 1782-1900 can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Lincoln Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Lincoln, Vermont, 1868-1998.

Town of Lincoln 62 Quaker St. Lincoln, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-2980 Email: clerk@lincolnvermont.org Website:http://lincolnvermont.org/index.html

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

Libraries and Historical Societies
Lincoln Library 222 West River Road Lincoln, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-2665 Email: lincolnlibraryvt@gmail.com Website: http://www.lincolnlibraryvt.com/