Rutland City, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
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.

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

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:

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 Family History 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
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.

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

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

Historical Data
High School Yearbooks - courtesy of the Rutland Historical Society


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

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Rutland Free Library 10 Court St. Rutland, VT 05701 Phone:(802) 773-1860 Email: rutlandfree@rutlandfree.org Website: http://rutlandfree.org/

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/

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Rutland City:


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

Newspapers
Rutland Herald online at this link.

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

Town Histories

 * 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.

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 Rutland City town records available online:

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

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

Town Report
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.

Websites
Rutland Genealogy and Research