Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Winhall, Vermont at Wikipedia

Winhall was chartered on September 15, 1761. The village at the junction of Routes 100 and 30 became known as Bondville in 1888, when an post office was opened there and which remains the only post office in Winhall, and better known than the town itself. The village and post office are named for the first postmaster.

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 Digital images of Winhall Town records, 1850-2005, are available online at

Winhall Town Clerk
Winhall Town Clerk Mailing Address: P.O. Box 389 Bondville, VT 05340 Physical Address: 3 River Road Bondville, VT 05340 Phone: (802) 297-2122 Email: winclerk@comcast.net Website: http://www.winhall.org/

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online. Digital images of Winhall Births with index, Marriages with index, and Deaths with index, 1857-1976, vol 1-2, are available online at

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Bondville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Gale Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lightfoot Cemetery - inscriptions a Find A Grave site.
 * Middleton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Winhall Hollow Cemetery (aka School House Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Winhall Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bennington 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 Winhall, 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 TOWN:

1. First Baptist Church   Bonnet &amp; Main Streets    Bondville, VT 05340    Phone: (802) 362-1555

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Winhall:
 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1782-1832 (*) Bennington County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Winhall at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Winhall at Vermont.org
 * Winhall at FamilySearch Places
 * Winhall at Google Maps
 * Winhall at Mapcarta
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1856 map of Winhall

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town Winhall, enrolled militia, 1863 records are available online at - How to Use this Collection.

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
Manchester Journal

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 Winhall:

The probate district for Winhall is Manchester. Manchester Probate Court P.O. Box 446 Manchester, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 362-1410
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Libraries
Winhall Memorial Library 2 Lower Taylor Hill Rd. Bondville, VT 05340 Phoner: (802) 297-9741

Museums
Winhall Museum River Road Mailing Address: PO Box 607 Bondville, VT 05340 Phone: (802) 297-2459 This is the local museum and archives for the area.

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library