Norton, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Norton was chartered on September 6, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. It is located on the Canadian border, immediately south of Stanhope, Quebec, Canada. The population at the 2010 US Census was 169.

From 1970 until 1994, Norton was the location of the Earth Peoples Park, a "liberated" 592-acre piece of land that was open to anyone who wanted to live there, free of charge. In 1994 it was taken over by the state of Vermont and is now Black Turn Brook State Forest.

Town Histories
Three towns: Norton and Averill, Vermont, [and] Stanhope, Quebec : a history of the northeast kingdom - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Norton is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

City Directories
1888 Norton Town Directory

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


 * Old Norton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Bernards Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Norton Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Norton, 1885-1999, and Land records, 1887-1905.

Norton Town Clerk 12 VT Route 114 E Norton, VT 05907 Phone: (802) 822-9935 Email: townofnorton@myfairpoint.net

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