Winooski, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Winooski, Vermont at Wikipedia

The history of Winooski dates back to 1763, with this area being chartered on June 7, 1763. The grant was to include Burlington and the area known as Colchester. The area north of the Winooski River soon became known as Winooski Falls and with the power supplied by the river this area was responsible for much of the areas industrial growth. By 1866, the Town Clerks office was established in Winooski Village.

The City's focal point became the new Winooski Block, built in 1867, and served as a community center and business block.

In 1921, Winooski Village sought from the Vermont legislature to request a charter change allowing it separate itself from Colchester and become a city. The charter change was approved by the legislature and in the March elections of 1922 on a vote of 176 to 78 Winooski became a city. H. A. Bailey was sworn in as the city's first Mayor of this one square mile area.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office The following are Winooski town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Winooski City Clerk's Office. These include Land records and deeds, 1774-1912; indexes, 1763-1922.

Winooski Town Clerk
The City of Winooski 27 West Allen Streeet Winooski, Vermont 05404 Phone: (802) 655-6410 Website: http://www.winooskivt.org/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Winooski Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Chittenden 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 Winooski, 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 Winooski:

City Directories

 * 1898 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1903-1960 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Winooski at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing
 * Winooski City Directory (1903-1960) are available on Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories
Look around Winooski, Vermont, David J Blow and James N Hunt (1972) - find this book in a library.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps 1869 map of Winooski Falls

1869 map of Winooski Part Town

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Other 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:

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

The probate district for Winooski is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Libraries
Winooski Memorial Library 32 Malletts Bay Ave Winooski, VT 05404 Phone: (802) 655-6424 Website: http://winooskilibrary.wordpress.com/

Societies
Winooski Historical Society