Mount Tabor, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Mount Tabor was chartered August 28, 1761, by Benning Wentworth, of New Hampshire, under the name of "Harwick," to Jonathan Willard and sixty others. It contained 23,040 acres, and the usual reservations were made for the school, ministerial and governor's lots. The town was organized on the 17th of March, 1788.

The name of the town was changed from " Harwick " to Mount Tabor in 1803, the change being made on account of there being a town named Hardwick already in the State, which led to confusion in delivering mail. Mount Tabor was named for Gideon Tabor, a Revolutionary War veteran.

The town population was 255 at the 2010 census.

Cemeteries

 * Foley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Greeley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Tabor Cemetery (aka Burton Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tabor Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave Site.


 * Mount Tabor Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Rutland 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 Mount Tabor, 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 Mount Tabor:

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

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Mount Tabor:

1854 Rutland County, Mount Tabor map

Newspapers
Rutland Herald online at this link.

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

The probate district for Mount Tabor is Rutland. Rutland Probate Court 83 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-0114

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 Mount Tabor town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images) at this link.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Mount Tabor Town Clerks Office. These include records of Land records, 1787-1912; indexes to land records, 1788-1972, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1995; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1972.

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

Mount Tabor Town Clerk 522 Mount Tabor Rd Danby, VT 05739‎ Mail Address: P.O. Box 245 Mount Tabor, VT 05739 Phone: (802) 293-5282 Fax: (802) 293-5287 Email: mttabor@together.net

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