Ripton, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Addison   Ripton

Brief History
Ripton was chartered on April 13, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature but was not settled for almost 20 years. The poet Robert Frost lived for many years in Ripton, and was instrumental in establishing the Breadloaf Writer's Conference. In 1953, the Vermont Legislature named a Green Mountain peak in the northwestern part of town, "Robert Frost Mountain," in his honor.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Ripton is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Maps
1871 map of Ripton Township

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


 * Cooks Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cushman Cemetery - inscriptions online.
 * Galvin Cemetery - inscritions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kirby Cemetery- inscriptions online.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1934-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Ripton Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; index to births, marriages, deaths, 1838-1998, Town records, 1780-1878, and Deeds, 1836-1850; index to deeds, 1792-1950.

Ripton Town Clerk 1311 Vermont Route 125 Ripton, VT 05766 Phone: (802) 388-2266 Email: townclerk@riptonvt.org Website: http://www.riptonvt.org/

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald