Northfield, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Northfield was chartered on August 10, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town contains the village of Northfield, where over half of its population lives. The total population of the town was 6,207 at the 2010 census.

Northfield is home to the Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States and is recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the "Birthplace of ROTC" (Reserve Officers' Training Corps).

Town Histories

 * Green Mountain heritage; the chronicle of Northfield, Vermont, Julia W McIntire; Northfield Town History Committee (1974) - find this book in a library.
 * One hundred and fifty years of Northfield, Vermont : 1781-1931, Carl Vose Woodbury (1931) - find this book in a library.
 * 1776-1876, Centennial proceedings and historical incidents of the early settlers of Northfield, Vt. : with biographical sketches of prominent business men who have been and are now residents of the town - view a digital copy of this book online.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Northfield is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Church Records
Congregational Church of Christ (Northfield, Vermont) Records, 1822-1879, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Maps
1873 map of Northfield town

1873 map of Northfield, Center Village

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


 * Aldrich Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Calvary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Elmwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Loomis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Hope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Northfield Falls Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Norwich University Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Robinson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Twon Clerk Vital Records, 1764 -1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Northfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1850-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1764-1998, and Deeds, 1795-1879.

Northfield Town Clerk 51 S Main St. Northfield, VT 05663 Phone:(802) 485-5421 Website: http://www.northfield-vt.gov/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Brown Public Library 93 S Main St. Northfield, VT 05663 Phone: (802) 485-4621 Website: http://www.brownpubliclibrary.org/

Northfield Historical Society 75 S. Main Street PO Box 422 Northfield, VT 05663 Phone: (802) 485-4792 Email: nhscurator@gmail.com Website: http://www.nhsvt.org