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United States Vermont  Windham   Vernon

Brief History
Vernon has one of the most involved histories of any town in Vermont. Originally the area was included in the Massachusetts grant for Northfield, which was made in 1672, and some Vernon land titles actually derive from that grant. The area was later part of the Equivalent Lands (given by Massachusetts in exchange for land that colony had mistakenly sold). Later still, in 1736, Massachusetts granted Fall Town (sometimes Fallstown), and that grant also covered part of Vernon. In 1753 New Hampshire had granted Hinsdale, on both sides of the Connecticut River, including part of modern Vernon. When the river was established as the boundary between New Hampshire and Vermont, there were established separate but neighboring towns in separate states, both named Hinsdale. By the beginning of the 19th Century, the people of Hinsdale, Vermont were tired of having the same name as their neighbors across the river, and in October, 1802 the Vermont legislature changed the town's name to Vernon.

Town Histories

 * A Stitch in Time (Townshend, Vermont 1753-2003), by Castle Freeman - find this book in a library. Buy this book from the Townshend Historical Society.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Vernon is Westminster. Westminster Probate Court PO Box 47 Bellows Falls, VT 05101 Phone: (802) 463-3019

Maps
1869 map of Vernon

Cemeteries

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


 * ActonCemetery
 * Fisher Cemetery
 * Holland-Brigham-Bixby Cemetery
 * Howe Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Oakwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Round Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sanderson Burial Plot - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Taft Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Twitchell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wiswell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1780-1996, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Townshend Town Clerk's Office. These include Proprietors records, 1753-1801, Records of marriages, births and deaths, 1857-1881; indexes of birth, death and marriage, 1857-1945, and Land records and deeds, 1780-1906; index, 1753-1945.

Town of Vernon 567 Governor Hunt Rd Vernon, VT 05354 Phone: 802) 257-0292

Newspapers
The Manchester Journal

Brattleboro Reformer

Libraries and Historical Societies
Library of Vernon 567 Governor Hunt Rd. Vernon, VT 05354 Phone: 802 257-0150 Website: http://www.vernonfreelibrary.org/vernon/