Woodbury, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Woodbury was chartered on August 16, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. During the third decade of Woodbury's existence, the townspeople became disenchanted with the name, and asked to have it changed to Monroe, for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, who was greatly admired in Vermont and who had visited Vermont in 1817. He had died by the time Vermont's legislature made the change in 1838. Apparently political sentiments changed, however: in 1843 the town asked to have its name changed back to Woodbury, and specified that it was in honor of the town's early proprietor.

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


 * Harvey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Woodbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Woodbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodbury Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Woodbury, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1817-1904, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Woodbury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Washington 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 Woodbury, 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 Woodbury:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Woodbury Community Library 69 Valley Lake Road Woodbury, VT 05681 Phone: (802)472-5715

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Woodbury:

1873 map of Woodbury

Woodbury, Vermont Plat maps are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Woodbury: The probate district for Woodbury is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

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 Woodbury town records available online:

Woodbury Land Records, 1867-1926, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Town Clerk Vital Records, 1884-1946, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Woodbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of birth, marriage and death, 1776-1967; indexes to births, marriages and deaths, 1776-1864, 1977-1998, and Land records, 1797-1887.

Woodbury Town Clerk 1672 Route 14 Woodbury, VT 05681 Phone:(802) 456-7051 Email: woodburyclerk@comcast.net

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.