Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Readsboro, Vermont at Wikipedia

Readsboro does not appear to have been settled under any township charter rights. The first grant of any part of the town was by the governor of New Hampshire in 1764 to Major Robert Rogers. This charter was voided for noncompliance with the charter conditions. It appears that the first settlement occurred in 1779. The first town meeting is supposed to have been held in 1786.

Due to a fire in 1793, early Town records were destroyed and are no longer available.

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

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

Readsboro Town Clerk 301 Phelps Lane / P. O. Box 187 Readsboro, VT 05350 Phone: (802) 423-5405 Email: clerk@readsborovt.org Website: https://readsborovt.org/Town_Clerk.html

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 cemeteries in present-day Readsboro. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this link.
 * Readsboro Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bennington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places


 * Crosier Cemetery (aka Farrington Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Heartwellville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Readsboro Village Cemetery - insriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Hill Cemetery (aka South Readsboro Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

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 Readsboro, 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 Readsboro:

1. First Baptist Readsboro   7030 Main St    Readsboro, VT 05350    Phone: (802) 423-7530

2. St Joachims Catholic Church   36 Tunnel St    Readsboro, VT 05350    Phone: (802) 423-5533

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1782-1832 (*) Bennington County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

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


 * 1856 Map of Readsboro

Military
Searchable by Town 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
Bennington Banner Newspaper

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 Readsboro town records available online:

Digital images of Readsboro Town records 1732-2005 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Readsboro Town Clerks Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1883-1994; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1785-1934, Land records, 1793-1854; general index to land records, 1793- 1945, and Vermont, Bennington County, Readsboro, deed records, 1855-1901.

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

The probate district for Readsboro is Bennington. Bennington Probate Division 207 South St. Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 447-2705
 * 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

Libraries
Readsboro Community Library 301 Phelps Lane Readsboro, VT 05350 Phone: (802) 423-5460 Email: lovestoread2001@yahoo.com Website: http://readsborocommunitylibrary.wordpress.com/about/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Readsboro Historical Society Betty Bolognani, President Phone: (802) 423-5432 Email: bolognan@sover.net Website: https://readsborovt.org/Historical_Society.html