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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Burke

Brief History
Barnet was charatered on December 16, 1763. Barnet contains the locations of Barnet Center, East Barnet, McIndoe Falls, Mosquitoville, Passumpsic and West Barnet.

Barnet was the home of two Henry Stevenses, father and son: the elder founded the Vermont Historical Society, while the younger was one of London's best-known booksellers and bibliographers from 1845 to 1886.

Historical Data
Barnet, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Town Histories
History of Barnet, Vermont : from the outbreak of the French and Indian War to present time : with genealogical records of many families, by Frederic Palmer Wells (1923) - view a digital copy of this book online.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Barnet is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

Church Records
Associate Reformed Congregation Church Records, 1789-1898, are available on microfilm at the Family History Center. Order film online.

Maps
1875 map of Barnet Town, Barnet Town West, Norrisville and McIndoe Falls

1875 map of Barnet Town and Passumpsic

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


 * Barnet Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * McIndoe Falls Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Palmer Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Passumpsic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Stevens Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Walter Harvey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Barnet Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1856 -1943, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Barnet Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/433611?availability=Family%20History%20Library Town and vital records of Barnet, Vermont, 1776?-Aug. 2001], Deeds and land records, 1783-1905; index to deeds, 1783-1895.

Barnet Town Clerk 1743 U.S. 5 Barnet, VT 05821 Phone: (802) 633-2256 Email: townclerk@barnetvt.org Website: http://www.barnetvt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Barnet Public Library 147 Church St. PO Box 34 Barnet, VT 05821 Phone: (802) 633-4436 Email: barnet_pub@vals.state.vt.us Website: http://barnetvt.org/library.php

Barnet Historical Society PO Box 34 Barnet VT 05821 Email: barneths@yahoo.com Website: http://www.barnetvt.org/historical.php