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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Groton

Brief History
Groton was charatered on October 20, 1789 by the Vermont Legislature. The town of Groton consists of the villiages of Groton Pond, Rickers Mills, Rickers and West Groton.

Historical Data
Gorton Historica Photos

Groton, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Town Histories
Village in the hills : a history of Danville, Vermont, 1786-1995, by Susannah Clifford (1995) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Groton is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

Maps
1875 map of Danville

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


 * Bennett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Danville Green Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Dole Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Massey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pettengill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ward Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Danville, Vermont are available on microfilm from the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1747 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Groton Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1788-1904; indexes to land records, 1788-1988.

Groton Town Clerks Office 1476 Scott Highway Groton, VT 05046 Phone: 802-584-3276 Email: grotonclerk@fairpoint.net Website: http://www.grotonvt.com/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

Libraries and Historical Societies
Groton Free Public Library 1304 Scott Hwy. Groton, VT 05046 Phone: (802) 584-3358 Email: grotonlibraryvt@gmail.com Website: http://grotonlibraryvt.org/

Groton Historical Society P.O. Box 89 Groton, VT 05046 Groton Historical Society Website