Westfield, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Westfield was chartered on May 15, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. It is the least densely populated town in the county of Orleans. The town was named after Rhode Island general and politician, William West, a supporter of Vermont statehood. The population was 536 at the 2010 US census.

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

Land Records
Westfield,Vermont Land Records,1850 to 1905, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

City Directories
1884 Westfield Town Directory

Maps
1878 map of Westfield

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


 * North Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Westfield Association Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Westfield, Vermont, Records (from original registers) - Excerpts from birth, marriage, and death records of the Miller and related families in Westfield, Vermont mostly from the 1800s. View this document online.

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1800 -1872, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Westfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Westfield, Vermont town records : births, deaths and marriages to 1860, and Deeds, 1805-1850; index to deeds, 1805-1900.

Westfield Town Clerk 38 School St. Westfield, VT 05874 Phone: (802) 744-2484 Email: townofwestfield@comcast.net

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Libraries and Historical Societies
Hitchock Memorial Library 1252 Vermont 100 Westfield, VT 05874 Phone: (802) 744-8258

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