Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Plainfield was chartered on November 10, 1797 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was originally named St. Andrews Gore. The town was renamed Plainfield in November of 1797.

The principal village of Plainfield actually lies partly in Marshfield. Due south, near the Barre town line, is a village known as Plainfield Springs. Plainfield had a population of of 1,243 at the 2010 census.

Town Histories

 * The Town of Plainfield, Vermont : a pictorial history, 1870-1940, Plainfield Historical Society, (1993) - find this book in a library.
 * The history of the towns of Plainfield, Roxbury and Fayston, Abby Maria Hemenway, 1828-1890 - 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 Plainfield is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Maps
1873 map of Plainfield and Duxbury Corners

1873 map of Plainfield and North &amp; East Montpelier

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


 * Bisson Barre Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kinney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plainfield Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plainfield Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital Records, 1897 -1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Plainfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; index to births and deaths, 1762-1902, Town records, 1762-1908, and Deeds, 1793-1854.

Plainfield Town Clerk's Office: 149 Main Street PO Box 217 Plainfield, VT 05667 Phone: (802) 454-8461 Email: plainfieldtc@gmail.com Website: http://www.plainfieldvt.us/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Cutler Memorial Library 151 High St. Plainfield, VT 05667 Phone: (802) 454-8504 Email: info@cutlerlibrary.org Website: http://www.cutlerlibrary.org