Mount Tabor, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Mount Tabor was chartered August 28, 1761, by Benning Wentworth, of New Hampshire, under the name of "Harwick," to Jonathan Willard and sixty others. It contained 23,040 acres, and the usual reservations were made for the school, ministerial and governor's lots. The town was organized on the 17th of March, 1788.

The name of the town was changed from " Harwick " to Mount Tabor in 1803, the change being made on account of there being a town named Hardwick already in the State, which led to confusion in delivering mail. Mount Tabor was named for Gideon Tabor, a Revolutionary War veteran.

The town population was 255 at the 2010 census.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Mount Tabor is Rutland. Rutland Probate Court 83 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-0114

Maps
1854 Rutland County, Mount Tabor map

Cemeteries

 * Foley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Greeley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Tabor Cemetery (aka Burton Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tabor Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave Site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images) at this link.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Mount Tabor Town Clerks Office. These include records of Land records, 1787-1912; indexes to land records, 1788-1972, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1995; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1972.

Mount Tabor Town Clerk 522 Mount Tabor Rd Danby, VT 05739‎ Mail Address: P.O. Box 245 Mount Tabor, VT 05739 Phone: (802) 293-5282 Fax: (802) 293-5287 Email: mttabor@together.net

Newspapers
Rutland Herald online at this link.