Rutland Town, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Rutland Town, Vermont at Wikipedia

The Original Town of Rutland was chartered in 1761 and was later divided into the Town of Proctor, the Town of West Rutland and the City of Rutland. At the same time Proctor and West Rutland were created, the village of Rutland was incorporated to give it partly independent status. Six years later, in 1892, it was made a wholly independent city. After the division was accomplished, the town of Rutland was left with about half the acreage it had when it was chartered, and only a fraction of the population that it had in 1880.

The present 12,000 acre Town of Rutland is home to considerable commercial activity as well as a siginificant number of manufacturing jobs. With a population of slightly over 4000 residents the Town of Rutland is the third largest municipality in Rutland County, VT. The population was 5,954 at the 2010 census. Rutland Town completely surrounds the city of Rutland.

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

Rutland Town Town Clerk
Rutland Town Clerk 181 U.S. 4 Business Center Rutland, VT 05736 Phone: (802) 773-2528 Email: mkh@rutlandtown.com Website

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

 * Rutland Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Rutland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Rutland Town. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Rutland County, website at this link.


 * Center Rutland Cemetery (aka Old Center Rutland Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cheney Hill Cemetery (aka Sand Pit Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * at FamilySearch Catalog

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 Rutland Town, 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 Rutland Town:


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


 * 1788-1842 Rutland, VT: Records of the Congregational Church (East Parish), 1788-1842 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

City Directories

 * 1872-1964 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Rutland at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1889-1964 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Rutland at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1941 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Rutland, West Rutland, Proctor at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * FamilySearch Library Catalog
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

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


 * 1854 Rutland County, Rutland map

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

 * Rutland Herald online at this link
 * 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 Rutland Town town records available online:


 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images) at this link.
 * The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Rutland Town Clerks Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1893-1995

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Rutland Town: The probate district for Rutland Town is Rutland. Rutland Probate Court 83 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701 (802) 775-0114
 * 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

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * The Rutland Historical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
The Rutland Historical Society was founded in 1969 to serve the original town of Rutland which includes the present towns of Proctor, Rutland Town, West Rutland and the City of Rutland.

Rutland Historical Society Inc. 96 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701-4023 Phone: (802) 775-2006 Email - president@rutlandhistory.com Website: Rutland Historical Society