Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Danville, Vermont at Wikipedia

Danville was charatered on October 31, 1786 by the Vermont Legislature. Villages and hamlets in Danville include: Danville, Greenbank Hollow, Harvey's Hollow (formerly South Danville), North Danville, and West Danville. The population was 2,196 at the 2010 census.

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

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

Danville Town Clerk Office 36 U.S. 2 P.O. Box 183 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-3352 Email: danvtc36@yahoo.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
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Danville. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this link.


 * Bennett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Danville Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Danville Green Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Massey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pettengill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Stanton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ward Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Searchable Cemetery listings available at Danville, Vermont USGenWeb Page.

Cemetery records of the town of Danville, Vermont are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.


 * Danville Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Caledonia County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Danville, 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 Danville:
 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * 1887–1888 Danville Business Directory, 1887 – 1888.
 * 1901-1938 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Danville at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

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
1797-1805 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). Sheriff at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1821-1896 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
Danville, Vermont USGenWeb Page Village in the hills : a history of Danville, Vermont, 1786-1995, by Susannah Clifford (1995) - find this book in a library.

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


 * 1875 map of Danville
 * 1875 map of North, West and South Danville

Military
Searchable by Town 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
Burlington Free Press The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus The Caledonian Record
 * 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 Danville town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1747 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Danville Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1788-1904; indexes to land records, 1788-1988.

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

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

Libraries
Pope Memorial Library 121 Park St. PO Box 273 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-2256 Website: http://popememoriallibrary.org/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Randolph New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Danville Historical Society 121 Hill St. PO Box 274 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-2055 Website: http://danvillevthistorical.org/