Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Bennington County, Vermont ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bennington County Courthouse 207 South Street Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: 802-447-2700 Bennington County Vermont Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records. County Clerk has divorce records from 1899 and court records from 1861. Probate Judge has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Extinct Town: Glastenbury (incorporation ended 1937)

Census Records
Federal

State 1785

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records Regiments. Regiments and Companies:
 * 1861-1867 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Company A
 * - 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Company E

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977) covering local news that included Windham County residents.

Probate Records
There are two Bennington County Probate Districts
 * Bennington District: Bennington, Glastenbury, Pownal, Readsboro, Searsburg, Shaftsbury, Stamford and Woodford.
 * Manchester District: Arlington, Dorset, Landgrove, Manchester, Peru, Rupert, Sandgate, Sunderland and Winhall.

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1749-1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * 1779-1935 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; browsable images
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Birth

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1765-1908 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Marriage

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1791-1974 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Death

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1871-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

FamilySearch Centers

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

Museums

 * Winhall Museum PO Box 607 Bondville, VT 05340 802-297-2459

Societies

 * Bennington Historical Society And Museum 75 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 802-447-1571 Email: [Mailto:info@benningtonmuseum.org info@benningtonmuseum.org] Website Museum Facebook Museum
 * Dorset Historical Society PO Box 52 Rte 30 at Kent Hill Rd. Dorset, VT 05251 802-867-0331 Email: [mailto:info@dorsetvthistory.org info@dorsetvthistory.org] Website Facebook
 * Landgrove Historical Society PO Box 734 Landgrove, VT 05148 Phone: 802-824-6624 Website
 * Manchester Historical Society PO Box 363 Manchester, VT 05254 802-549-4582 Email: [mailto:info@manchesterhistoricalsocietyvt.org info@manchesterhistoricalsocietyvt.org] Website Facebook
 * North Bennington Museum and Historical Society PO Box 536 North Bennington, VT 05257 802-442-9193
 * Pownal Historical Society PO Box 313 Pownal, VT 05261 Website
 * Readsboro Historical Society PO Box 125 152 Glen Avenue Readsboro, VT 05350 802-423-5432 Facebook
 * Rupert Historical Society PO Box 84 Rupert, VT 05768 802-394-7738 Email: [mailto:RupertHistoricalSociety@gmail.com RupertHistoricalSociety@gmail.com] Website
 * Russell Vermontiana Collection Martha Canfield Library PO Box 267 528 East Arlington Road Arlington, VT 05250 802-375-6153 Email: [mailto:martha_canfield_lib@hotmail.com martha_canfield_lib@hotmail.com] Website
 * Shaftsbury Historical Society PO Box 401 3871 VT Rte 7A Shaftsbury, VT 05262 802-375-6376 Website Facebook

Websites

 * The Bennington County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.