Rutland City, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Rutland City, Vermont at Wikipedia

The Original Town of Rutland was chartered in 1761 and was later divided into the Town of Proctor, the Town of West Rutland and the City of Rutland. At the same time Proctor and West Rutland were created, the village of Rutland was incorporated to give it partly independent status. Six years later, it was made a wholly independent city and Rutland City was incorporated as Vermont's third city on November 18, 1892.

Today the City of Rutland is a shire town and the county seat of Rutland County.

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

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

Rutland City Clerk PO Box 969 Rutland, VT 05702 Email: henryh@rutlandcity.com Website:https://www.rutlandcity.org/

Vital Records
Vital records (birth, death, marriage, and naturalization) can be obtained from the Rutland City Clerks Office online.

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

Town Reports
The town of Rutland kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. For this particular town, Rutland recorded many delayed vital statistics in their town reports. This means that although your ancestor may have been born in a certain year, that event may not have been recorded until several years later. The table below lists the available years with statistic info along with all the reports that record that year.

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 cemeteries in present-day City of Rutland. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Rutland County, website at this link.


 * Calvary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Evergreen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Garve site.
 * Grace Congregational Church Memorial Garden - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * House of Correction Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * North Main Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rutland Poor Farm Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Josephs Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * The Church Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Trinity Episcapol Church Memorial Garden - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Street Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Rutland Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Rutland 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 Rutland City, 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 Rutland City:


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

Baptist
First Baptist Church 81 Center St. Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 773-8010

Green Mountain Missionary Baptist Church 98 Killington Ave. Rutland, VT 05701

Catholic
Christ The King Roman Catholic Church 66 S Main St Rutland, VT 05701‎ Phone: (802) 773-8992

Immaculate Heart-Mary Church 18 Lincoln Ave, Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-0845

St Peter Catholic Church 134 Convent Ave, Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-1994

Baptism repertoire : Immaculate Heart of Mary plus records from 'Sacred Heart' and 'our Mother of Sorrows' Catholic Church, Rutland, Vermont 1869-1939, by the Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society.(1020) - find this book in a library.

Congregational
Grace Congregational Church 8 Court St. Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-4301

East Parish Congregation Church Records (1797-1870)

Episcopal
Church of the Good Sheperd 1 Hillside rd. Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 773-9659

Trinity Episcopal Church (Rutland, Vermont) Records, 1817-1928, are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

Lutheran
Messiah Lutheran Church 42 Woodstock Ave. Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-0231

Methodist
United Methodist Church 17 Williams St. Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 773-2460

Seven Day Adventist
Rutland Seven Day Adventist Church 158 Stratton Rd Rutlalnd, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-3178

City Directories

 * 1872-1964 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Rutland at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1884-1885 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1889-1964 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Rutland at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1941 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Rutland, West Rutland, Proctor at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * City of Rutland directories for the year range of 1867 through 1986 can be found on the Rutland Historical Society Website at this link
 * The FamilySearch Library Catalog has several microfilms of Rutland City Directories.
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

Local Histories
High School Yearbooks - courtesy of the Rutland Historical Society
 * Rutland in Retrospect, West, Robert Edward; White, Robert T.; Rutland Historical Society (Vt.), Published by Rutland Historical Society, Rutland, 1978. Find a copy in a library.
 * The Vermont State Fair takes place in Rutland VT. The History of the Fair Since 1846 is online.


 * Rutland High School - 1930 thru 2012
 * Mount Saint Joseph Academy - 1939 thru 2013

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


 * 1854 Rutland County, Rutland map
 * 1879 Sanborn map of Rutland City
 * Old City Street Maps

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
Rutland Herald online at this link.
 * 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:

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

Rutland Probate Court 83 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701 (802) 775-0114
 * 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

Websites
Rutland Genealogy and Research

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * The Rutland Historical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
The Rutland Historical Society was founded in 1969 to serve the original town of Rutland which includes the present towns of Proctor, Rutland Town, West Rutland and the City of Rutland.

Rutland Historical Society Inc. 96 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701-4023 Phone: (802) 775-2006 Email - president@rutlandhistory.com Website: http://www.rutlandhistory.com/