Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Wardsboro was chartered on November 7, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. In 1788, it was divided into North and South Districts, the latter becoming present-day Dover in 1810. The town includes the villages of Wardsboro Center, West Wardsboro, and South Wardsboro.

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


 * East Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Wardsboro Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Wardsboro Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records, 1793-1869, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Wardsboro, Vermont, cemetery records 1790-1870, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Wardsboro Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham 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 Wardsboro, 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 Wardsboro:

Congregational Church records, v. 1-2, 1793-1859 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Wardsboro Public Library 170 Main St. P. O. Box 157 Wardsboro, VT 05355 Phone: (802) 896-6988 Website: Wardsboro Public Library

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

1869 map of Wardsboro

Military Records
Military discharges, 1945-1956, Town of Wardsboro, VT are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Newspapers
Brattleboro Reformer

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

The probate district for Wardsboro is Marlboro. Marlboro Probate Court 80 Flat St, Suite 104 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 257-2898

Town Histories
Return to Yesterday : a History of Wardsboro, Vermont, by C. S. Streeter (1980) - 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 Wardsboro town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1782-1972, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Wardsboro Town Clerk's Office. These include Wardsboro, Vermont, vital records 1883-2002 and indexes ca. 1900-1972. and Deeds/land records, 1787-1901; index to deeds, 1787-1917.

Wardsboro Town Clerk 71 Main St. Wardsboro, VT 05355 Phone: (802) 896-6055 Email: wardsborotownoffice@myfairpoint.net

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.