Lemington, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Lemington was chartered on June 29, 1762. Except for the fertile intervale lands along the Connecticut River, there has never been much settlement, the population never greatly exceeding 200. The population at the 2010 US Census was 104.

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


 * Blodgett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Lemington Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex 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 Lemington, 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 Lemington:

City Directories
1888 Lemington Town Directory

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
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 Lemington:

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

The probate district for Lemington is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

Town Histories
History of Lemington, Vermont by Marion M Daley (1976) - find this book in a library.

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 Lemington town records available online:


 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857 -1941, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Lemington, Vermont Vital Records, 1868-1991, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Lemington, Vermont Land Records, 1876-1900, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Lemington Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records, 1857-1883, and Land records, 1795-1876.

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Lemington Town Clerk 2549 River Road Lemington, VT 05903 Phone: 802-277-4814 Email: lemitown@myfairpoint.net

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