Wolcott, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Wolcott was chartered on August 22, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was named for General Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The population at the 2010 US Census was 1,676.

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


 * Davenport Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairmount Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hubbell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Taylor Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Wolcott Cemetery Records, early to 1870, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Wolcott Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Lamoille 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 Wolcott, 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 Wolcott:

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. 10, Town of Wolcott - view a digital version of this document.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Glee Merritt Kelley Community Library 320 School Mill Rd. Wolcott, VT 05680 Phone: (802) 472-6551 Website: http://www.wolcott.ossu.org/departments/library

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Wolcott:

1878 map of Wolcott

Newspapers
The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

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

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

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 Wolcott town records available online:


 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1955 - 1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Wolcott, Vermont Land Records, 1853 -1929, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Wolcott Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Wolcott, Vermont, 1769-1999, and Deeds, 1794-1853.

Wolcott Town Clerks Office 28 Railroad St. PO Box 100 Wolcott, VT 05680 Phone: (802) 888-2746 Email: Wolcott@pshift.com Website: http://www.wolcottvt.org/

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

Vital Records

 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
 * Wolcott, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).