Athens, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Windham   Athens 

Brief History
Athens was chartered on May 3, 1780. Spelled Athans in its charter, the present spelling seems to have been adopted quite early. The town was organized and the first meeting held March 4, 1781. The only real village has always been known as Athens, and for a time (1827-1907) actually had a Post Office. The area in the southern part of the town is almost entirely uninhabited.

Town Histories
History of Athens, Vermont : with genealogies, 1779-1960 by Lora M. Wyman (1963) - Find this book in a library.

Military Records
Athens, VT Enrolled Militia, 1863, is on microflim at the Family History Library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Athens is Westminster. Westminster Probate Court PO Box 47 Bellows Falls, VT 05101-0047 Phone: (802) 463-3019

Maps
1869 map of Athens

Cemeteries

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


 * Athens Valley Cemetery (aka Valley Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Athens Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Tombstone records from Athens Valley and Athens West cemeteries are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2002, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Athens Town Clerk's Office. These include Town records, 1780-1903, Land records, 1779-1917; index to land records, 1779-1945, Vital records, 1775-1867, and Marriage certificates, 1867-1905.

Athens Town Clerk RR 3 Box 194 25 Brookline Road Athens, VT 05143 Phone: (802) 869-3370 Email: townofathens@hotmail.com

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