Woodbury, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Woodbury, Vermont at Wikipedia Woodbury was chartered on August 16, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. During the third decade of Woodbury's existence, the townspeople became disenchanted with the name, and asked to have it changed to Monroe, for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, who was greatly admired in Vermont and who had visited Vermont in 1817. He had died by the time Vermont's legislature made the change in 1838. Apparently political sentiments changed, however: in 1843 the town asked to have its name changed back to Woodbury, and specified that it was in honor of the town's early proprietor.

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 The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Woodbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of birth, marriage and death, 1776-1967; indexes to births, marriages and deaths, 1776-1864, 1977-1998, and Land records, 1797-1887.

Woodbury Town Clerk
Woodbury Town Clerk 1672 Route 14 Woodbury, VT 05681 Phone:(802) 456-7051 Email: woodburyclerk@comcast.net The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Vital Records
Town Clerk Vital Records, 1884-1946, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images) FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Woodbury. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Washington County, website at this link.
 * Woodbury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Washington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Woodbury, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1817-1904, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Harvey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Woodbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Woodbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodbury Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

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 Woodbury, 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 Woodbury:

City Directories

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

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * Woodbury Land Records, 1867-1926, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

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


 * 1873 map of Woodbury
 * Woodbury, Vermont Plat maps are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

 * Burlington Free Press
 * The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

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:

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Woodbury: The probate district for Woodbury is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405
 * 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

 * Woodbury Community Library 69 Valley Lake Road Woodbury, VT 05681 Phone: (802)472-5715

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont 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