Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Royalton, Vermont at Wikipedia

Royalton was originally chartered on November 23, 1769, by King George III through the Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York. The town was re-chartered by the Independent Republic of Vermont on December 20, 1781.

The earliest public record in Royalton is in the Proprietors’ Records and is dated February 1781. Records dating prior to 1780 were destroyed in the Royalton Raid.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Royalton Town Clerk
Royalton Town Clerk 23 Alexander Pl PO Box 680 South Royalton, VT 05068 Phone: (802) 763-7207 Email: royalclerk@bluemoo.net Website: http://royaltonvt.com/

Vital Records

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

 * Royalton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Royalton. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link
 * Dewey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Howe-Hickey Cemetery (aka Hickey Cemetery, Howe Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Metcalf Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Royalton Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Perrin Family Cemetery #1 - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Branch View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Broad Brook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Havens Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverview Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Royalton Village Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Royalton, 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 Royalton:
 * First Congregational Church of Royalton   4226 Vermont Route 14    PO Box 804    Royalton, VT 05068    Phone: (802) 728-6626
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints   175 LDS Ln.    South Royalton, VT 05068    Phone: (802) 763-7784
 * United Church of South Royalton   P. O. Box 116    South Royalton, VT 05068    Phone: (802) 763-7690

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * History of Royalton, Vermont, with family genealogies, 1769-1911, by Mary Evelyn Wood Lovejoy - Book is available online.
 * Royalton, Vermont, by Hope Nash - Find this book in a library.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Royalton at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Royalton at FamilySearch Places
 * Royalton at Google Maps
 * Royalton at Mapcarta
 * Town of Royalton at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * Map of modern Royalton.
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of Plat maps and surveys of Royalton, Vermont, 1969-1974.

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Rutland Herald Newspaper
 * Valley News
 * The Herald of Randolph
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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 Royalton town records available online:
 * FamilySearch.
 * Land records, 1784-1916, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1762-1997; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1762-1997
 * Town records, 1788-1880.

Probate Records

 * The probate district for Royalton is Hartford. Hartford Probate Court 62 Pleasant Street PO Box 275 Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-1503
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries

 * Royalton Memorial Library 23 Alexander Pl. South Royalton, VT Phone: (802) 763-7094 Website: http://www.royaltonlibrary.org/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Societies

 * Royalton Historical Society 4184 VT Route 14 Royalton, VT 05068 Email: John.Dumville@state.vt.us Phone: (802) 763-8567