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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Barnet

Brief History
Barnet was charatered on December 16, 1763. Barnet contains the locations of Barnet Center, East Barnet, McIndoe Falls, Mosquitoville, Passumpsic and West Barnet.

Barnet was the home of two Henry Stevenses, father and son: the elder founded the Vermont Historical Society, while the younger was one of London's best-known booksellers and bibliographers from 1845 to 1886..

Historical Data
Historic Photos of St. Johnsbury

Town Histories
The town of St. Johnsbury, Vt. : a review of one hundred twenty-five years to the anniversary pageant 1912, by Edward T. Fairbanks - view a digital copy of this book online.

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

Military Records
Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1865, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Soldiers' record of the town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, are available on microfilm at the Family History Center. Order film online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Barnet is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

Church Records
First Congregational Church Records, 1809-1918 are available on microfilm at the Family History Center. Order film online.

Universalist Society Church Records, 1825-1854 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

City Directories
St. Johnsbury directories: 1875, 1888, 1890, 1909, 1928, 1935, 1939.

Maps
1875 map of St. Johnsbury

1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 1

1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 2

1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 3

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


 * Goss Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Calvary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Johnsbury Center (Old) Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Johnsbury Center (New) Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1788 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Barnet Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1787-1930; index to land records, 1787-1993.

Barnet Town Clerk 1743 U.S. 5 Barnet, VT 05821 Phone: (802) 633-2256 Email: townclerk@barnetvt.org Website: http://www.barnetvt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Barnet Public Library 147 Church St. PO Box 34 Barnet, VT 05821 Phone: (802) 633-4436 Email: barnet_pub@vals.state.vt.us Website: http://barnetvt.org/library.php

Barnet Historical Society PO Box 34 Barnet VT 05821 Email: barneths@yahoo.com Website: http://www.barnetvt.org/historical.php