Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Winhall was chartered on September 15, 1761. The village at the junction of Routes 100 and 30 became known as Bondville in 1888, when an post office was opened there and which remains the only post office in Winhall, and better known than the town itself. The village and post office are named for the first postmaster.

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


 * Bondville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Gale Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lightfoot Cemetery - inscriptions a Find A Grave site.
 * Middleton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Winhall Hollow Cemetery (aka School House Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Winhall Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bennington 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 Winhall, 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 TOWN:

1. First Baptist Church   Bonnet &amp; Main Streets    Bondville, VT 05340    Phone: (802) 362-1555

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Winhall Memorial Library 2 Lower Taylor Hill Rd. Bondville, VT 05340 Phoner: (802) 297-9741

Winhall Museum River Road Mailing Address: PO Box 607 Bondville, VT 05340 Phone: (802) 297-2459 This is the local museum and archives for the area.

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Winhall:

1856 map of Winhall

Military Records
Winhall, enrolled militia, 1863 records are available online at - How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers
Manchester Journal

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Winhall:

The probate district for Winhall is Manchester. Manchester Probate Court P.O. Box 446 Manchester, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 362-1410

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 TOWN town records available online:

Digital images of Winhall Town records, 1850-2005, are available online at

Digital images of Winhall Births with index, Marriages with index, and Deaths with index, 1857-1976, vol 1-2, are available online at

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Winhall Town Clerks Office which include Land records, 1796-1924; general indexes to land records, 1796-1973.

Winhall Town Clerk Mailing Address: P.O. Box 389 Bondville, VT 05340 Physical Address: 3 River Road Bondville, VT 05340 Phone: (802) 297-2122 Email: winclerk@comcast.net Website: http://www.winhall.org/

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.