North Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
North Hero is the shire town (county seat) of Grand Isle County and was chartered on October 7, 1779 by the Vermont Legislature. It is one of four towns comprising Vermont's "Lake Champlain Islands."

Originally, North Hero, South Hero and Grand Isle were granted to Ethan Allen, Samuel Herrick and 363 other Revolutionary War veterans as a single town known as Two Heroes.

In 1798, Two Heroes was divided into North Hero (the entire north island), Middle Hero and South Hero, with the last two sharing the southern island and a single representative to the legislature, hence they were not actually separate towns. This arrangement was not entirely satisfactory: in 1810, Middle Hero was given complete autonomy and renamed Grand Isle, which is what the French had originally called the whole southern island.

The fourth "Lake Champlain Islands" town is Isle La Motte.

Town Histories
History, town of North Hero, Vermont : an account of the discovery, settlement, and interesting and remarkable events, by Allen L Stratton (1976) - find this book in a library.

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

Land Records
North Hero, Vermont, Land Records, 1855-1899, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Probate Records
Grand Isle Probate Division 3677 U.S. Route 2 PO Box 7 North Hero VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-8350

Maps
1871 map of Alburgh, Isle La Motte &amp; Hero North Towns.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day North Hero Town. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Grand Isle County, website at this link.


 * Hyde Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Jerusalem Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North End Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records

 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-1915, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * North Hero, Vermont Vital Records, 1903-2006, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the North Hero Town Clerk's Office. These include: Deeds, town and vital records, 1795-1882.

Town of North Hero 6441 U.S. Route 2 PO Box 38 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-6926 Website: http://www.northherovt.com/

Newspapers
St. Albans Messenger

Libraries and Historical Societies
North Hero Public Library 3195 U.S. Route 2 P.O.Box 187 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-5458 Email: nhlibrary@comcast.net Website: http://northherolibrary.org/

North Hero Historical Society P.O. Box 175 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-5544 Email: tragiro@surfglobal.net Website: http://www.northherohistoricalsociety.com/