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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Saint Johnsbury

Brief History
Worcester was chartered on June 8, 1763. It has been reported that excellent records were kept on file at the first Town Clerk's office when the Town of Worcester was first settled, but today the exact date of the Town's organization remains a mystery. A fire destroyed the Town's early records.

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Worcester is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Maps
1873 map of Worcester

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


 * Worcester Mountain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Worcester Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Worcester, 1825-1874, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Worcester Land Records, 1878-1903, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Worcester Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1815-1941; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1815-1997, Land records, 1803-1880; general index to land records, 1803-1973, and Town records, 1821-1931.

Worcester Town Clerk 20 Worcester Village Rd. Worcester, VT 05682 Phone:(802) 223-6942 Website: http://www.worcestervt.org/contact

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Worcester Historical Society P.O. Box 329 Worcester, VT 05682 Email: worcestervthistoricalsociety@yahoo.com Website: http://www.worcestervthistoricalsociety.org/