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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Danville

Brief History
Danville was charatered on October 31, 1786 by the Vermont Legislature. The first settlers arrived in 1792 and the town was organized in 1796. The town contains the villages of East Burke, West Burke and Burke Hollow.

Historical Data
Danville, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Town Histories
Past views of Burke, by the Burke Historical Society (1986) - 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 Danville is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

Maps
1875 map of Burke

1875 map of East Burke

1875 map of West Burke

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


 * Burke Green Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Burke Meeting House Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hillside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Howland Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodmont Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Burial permits, 1905-1919, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library. Order film online.

Cemetery records, 1805-1879, 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 Danville Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/787933?availability=Family%20History%20Library Vital records of Burke, Vermont, 1857-Oct. 2001; indexes, 1789-1989], Town records, 1796-1857, and Land records, 1799-1915; with general index.

Danville Town Clerk Office 36 U.S. 2 P.O. Box 183 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-3352 Email: danvtc36@yahoo.com

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
East Burke Community Library 368 Vermont 114 PO Box 309 East Burke, VT 05832 Phone: (802) 626-9823 Website: http://www.burkevermont.org/library-east-burke.php

Danville Historical Society 121 Hill St. PO Box 274 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-2055 Website: http://danvillevthistorical.org/