Morristown, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Morristown was chartered on August 24, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. Morristown is the largest town by population in Lamoille County, and its central village of Morrisville serves as the county's main commercial center. The population was 5,227 at the 2010 census.

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


 * Lakeview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * LaPorte Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Randolph Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wheeler Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Record of deaths prior to 1870, Morristown, Vermont : taken from gravestones in the cemeteries of Morristown are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Morristown Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Lamoille 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 Morristown, 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 Morristown:

City Directories
1884 Morristown Directory

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. VII, towns of Morristown and Sterling, village of Morrisville - view a digital version of this document.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Morristown Centennial Library 7 Richmond St. Morrisville, VT 05661 Phone:(802) 888-3853 Website: http://centenniallibrary.org/

Morristown Historical Society, Inc 122 Lower Main Street PO Box 1299 Morrisville, VT 05661 - View Map Phone: (802) 888-7617

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

1878 map of Morristown

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

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

The probate district for Morristown is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Town Histories
History of Morristown, Vermont, by Anna L. Mower (1935) - view a digital copy of this book online.

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 Morristown town records available online:


 * Morristown, Vermont Land Records, 1850-1911, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1911 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Morristown, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2007 are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Morristown Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and Vital records, 1800 - 2000, and Deeds, 1795-1851; index, 1795-1915.

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

Town of Morristown PO Box 748 43 Portland Street Morrisville, VT 05661 Phone: (802) 888-6669 Website: http://morristownvt.org/

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