Vermont, United States Genealogy

United States Vermont

Featured Content
Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist, and Roman Catholic churches. For a list of churches in Vermont, see John Gordon Melton’s National Directory of Churches, Synagogues and Other Houses of Worship in United States Church Records.

Counties
Extinct or Renamed Counties: Cumberland | Jefferson

Major Repositories
Vermont State Archives and Records Admninistration· Vermont Historical Society· New England Historic Genealogical Society· National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)· Allen County Public Library

Migration Routes
Chambly Canal· Champlain Canal· Connecticut River· Erie Canal· Hudson River· Lake Champlain

Research Tools

 * Find which county a town is in, what town a cemetery is in, even where a postoffice or building is by using the United States Geographical Survey's Geographical Names Information System.
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * Vermont Trails to the Past
 * The VTGenWeb Project
 * Check out Vermont Records.

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