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United States Vermont  Windsor   Plymouth

Brief History
The original name of Plymouth was Saltash, under a charter granted by Gov. Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire on July 6, 1761. It wasn't until Feb. 23, 1797 that an act of the legislature changed the name to Plymouth.

Plymouth is the town where Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, was born in and is also buried here.

Plymouth is principally noted for its gold diggings, and the purity of the ore exceeding that generally found in California. Plymouth Five Corners and an area northeast of Tyson were the scenes of extensive gold mining operations, following the discovery of the mineral around 1857. After a time the projects were abandoned and the town of Five Corners had nothing at all but cellar holes and a cemetery to show for all the mining activity.

Town Histories
Pomfret, Vermont : in two volumes, by Henry H. Vail - view a digital version of this book at FamilySearch.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Plymouth is Hartford. Hartford Probate Court 62 Pleasant Street PO Box 275 Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-1503

Military
Enrolled militia records, 1863-1866, are available on microfilm in the Family History Library. Order film online.

Maps
Map of modern Pomfret.

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


 * Bunker Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Burns Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hewittville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site

Pomfret, Vermont Cemetery records, 1829-1972, available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Digital images of Plymouth Town records, 1967-1996, are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Plymouth Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1769-1880; general index to land records, 1769-1952, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1770-1996, and Town proceedings, 1773-1914.

Plymouth Town Clerk 68 Town Office Rd Plymouth, Vermont 05056 Phone: (802) 672-3655 Email: clerk@plymouthvt.org Website: http://www.plymouthvt.org/

Newspapers
The Vermont Standard

Libraries and Historical Societies
Plymouth Vermont Historical Society Physical Address: 35 School Road Mailing Address: 68 Town Office Road Plymouth, VT 05056 Phone: (802) 438-8351 Email: info@plymouthhistoricalsociety.org Website: http://www.plymouthvermonthistoricalsociety.org/