Goshen, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Goshen was chartered on February 2, 1792 by the Vermont State Legislature and organized in 1814. In Vermont, as in Connecticut, place names like Bethel, Canaan and Goshen were chosen because they carried connotations of rich, fertile lands, and because it was hoped they would attract settlers. Goshen is the smallest town in Addison County and one of the towns with the least population in Vermont. Population was 164 at the 2010 Census.

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


 * Goshen Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * North Goshen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Goshen Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison 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 Goshen, 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 Goshen:

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

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

1871 map of Goshen Township

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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

The probate district for Goshen is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

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 Goshen town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Goshen Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1813-1857, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1999; index to births and deaths, 1857-1941.

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

Goshen Town Clerk 50 Carlisle Hill Goshen, VT 05733 Phone: (802) 247-6455

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