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United States Vermont  Lamoille   Belvidere 

Brief History
Belvidere was charatered on November 4, 1791 by the Vermont State Legislature. The town of Belvidere contains the locations Belvidere Center, Belvidere Corners and Belvidere Junction. In 1963, part of Averys Gore in Franklin County became part of Belvidere, while the other part became part of Montgomery.

The population of Belvidere at the 2010 US Census was 348.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no 8, Lamoille County, vol. I, town of Belvidere - view a digital version of this document online.

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

Military Records
Belvidere, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1867, are available on FamilySearch.

Probate Records
The probate district for Belvidere is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Maps
1878 map of Belvidere

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


 * Belvidere Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Burroughs Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Belvidere, land records, 1888-1902, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Belvidere Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Belvidere, Vermont, 1781-2000; indexes, 1860-1940, and Deeds, 1799-1888; index to land records, 1799-1962.

Belvidere Town Clerk 3996 Vermont 109 Belvidere Center, VT 05442 Phone:(802) 644-6621 Email: beltc@pshift.net

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen