Westfield, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Westfield was chartered on May 15, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. It is the least densely populated town in the county of Orleans. The town was named after Rhode Island general and politician, William West, a supporter of Vermont statehood. The population was 536 at the 2010 US census.

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


 * North Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Westfield Association Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Westfield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orleans 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 Westfield, 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 Westfield:

City Directories
1884 Westfield Town Directory

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

Westfield,Vermont Land Records,1850 to 1905, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

Libraries and Historical Societies
Hitchock Memorial Library 1252 Vermont 100 Westfield, VT 05874 Phone: (802) 744-8258

Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

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

1878 map of Westfield

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

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

Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

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 Westfield town records available online:

Westfield, Vermont, Records (from original registers) - Excerpts from birth, marriage, and death records of the Miller and related families in Westfield, Vermont mostly from the 1800s. View this document online.

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1800 -1872, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Westfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Westfield, Vermont town records : births, deaths and marriages to 1860, and Deeds, 1805-1850; index to deeds, 1805-1900.

Westfield Town Clerk 38 School St. Westfield, VT 05874 Phone: (802) 744-2484 Email: townofwestfield@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.