Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Charlotte was chartered on June 24, 1762. Charlotte is approximately ten miles south of Burlington, on the shores of Lake Champlain. One of the oldest still functioning ferry crossings in America is here, with service to Essex, New York. Within the Town are the villages of Charlotte and East Charlotte and the (mostly) summer colony of Thompson's Point.

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


 * Barber Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Bradley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Burying Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Grandview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Morningside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ploof Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Quinlan-Sherman Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Charlotte Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Chittenden 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 Charlotte, 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 Charlotte:

Charlotte and East Charlotte [Vermont] Baptist churches and societies' records, 1807-1958, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Charlotte Library 115 Ferry Rd. Charlotte, VT 05445 Phone: (802) 425-3864 Website: http://charlottepubliclibrary.org/

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

1869 map of Charlotte

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

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

The probate district for Charlotte is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Town Histories
Around the mountains: historical essays about Charlotte, Ferrisburgh, and Monkton, by William Wallace Higbee; Kathleen McKinley Harris; Mary G Lighthall (1991) - find this book in a library.

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 Charlotte town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1787-1897, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Charlotte Land Records, 1852-1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Charlotte Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1762-1851.

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

Charlotte Town Clerk 159 Ferry Road P.O. BOX 119 Charlotte, Vermont 05445 Phone: (802) 425-3071 Website: http://www.charlottevt.org/

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