Barre City, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Originally the village of Barre within Barre Town until the Legislature made the division on November 23, 1894. Four villages, Thwingsville, Gospel Village, Factory Village, and Jockey Hollow were initially separate entities within the city limits.

Although the separate village identities have long since disappeared into the city, you can still hear old-timers using them as area designations.

Barre is the center of Vermont's granite industry, home to the Rock of Ages quarries.

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


 * Elmwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Washington 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 Barre City, 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 Barre City:

City Directories
Barre City Directory, 1890 - 1961 at Ancestry.com ($)

City Records
Barre City Clerk PO Box 418 Barre, VT 05641 Phone: (802) 476-0242 Email: cdawes@barrecity.org Website

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Aldrich Public Library 6 Washington St. Barre, VT 05641 Phone: (802) 476-7550 Email: aldrichlibrary@charter.net Website: http://www.aldrichpubliclibrary.org/

Barre Historical Society Old Labor Hall 46 Granite Street Barre, VT 05641 Phone: (802) 331-0013 Website: http://www.oldlaborhall.com/barre_historical_society

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Barre City:

1873 map of Barre

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

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

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Barre City:

Town Histories
Barre in retrospect : 1776-1976, Friends of the Aldrich Public Library - find this book in a library.

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 Barre City town records available online:

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

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