Woodford, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Woodford was chartered on the 6th of March, 1753. Due to the French and Indian Wars, it was not settled within the required five years and was re-granted August 12, 1762. The town organization was not effected earlier than February, 1789. Woodford ranks with the more mountainous towns of the county, being situate almost wholly within the main range of the Green Mountain chain and is the highest-altitude village in the state.

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


 * Waters Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodford Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Woodford City Cemetery Inscriptions


 * Woodford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bennington 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 Woodford, 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 Woodford:

City Directories
The Family History Library has microfilm of the 1913 and 1915 Woodford City Directories.

Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories.

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

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

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

Miltary Records
Woodford, enrolled militia, 1861-1867, records are available online at - How to Use this Collection .

Newspapers
Bennington Banner Newspaper

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

The probate district for Woodford is Bennington. Bennington Probate Division 207 South St. Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 447-2705

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 Woodford town records available online:

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Woodford Town Clerks Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1858-1994; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, ca. 1800-1994, Land records, 1792-1903; index to land records, 1792-1950, and Attachments of property, 1855-1880.

Woodford Town Office 1391 Vermont Rte. 9 Woodford, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 442-4895 Email: info@woodfordvt.org Website: http://woodfordvt.org/

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

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