Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Danville was charatered on October 31, 1786 by the Vermont Legislature. Villages and hamlets in Danville include: Danville, Greenbank Hollow, Harvey's Hollow (formerly South Danville), North Danville, and West Danville. The population was 2,196 at the 2010 census.

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


 * Bennett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Danville Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Danville Green Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Massey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pettengill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Stanton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ward Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Searchable Cemetery listings available at Danville, Vermont USGenWeb Page.

Cemetery records of the town of Danville, Vermont are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.


 * Danville Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Caledonia 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 Danville, 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 Danville:

City Directories
Danville Business Directory, 1887 – 1888.

Danville Town Directories: 1888, 1909, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1935, and 1939.

Historical Data
Danville, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Pope Memorial Library 121 Park St. PO Box 273 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-2256 Website: http://popememoriallibrary.org/

Danville Historical Society 121 Hill St. PO Box 274 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-2055 Website: http://danvillevthistorical.org/

Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

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

1875 map of Danville

1875 map of North, West and South Danville

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

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

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

Town Histories
Village in the hills : a history of Danville, Vermont, 1786-1995, by Susannah Clifford (1995) - find this book in a library.

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 Danville town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1747 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Danville Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1788-1904; indexes to land records, 1788-1988.

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

Danville Town Clerk Office 36 U.S. 2 P.O. Box 183 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-3352 Email: danvtc36@yahoo.com

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