Andover, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Andover, Vermont at Wikipedia

Andover was chartered on October 13, 1761. The town was nearly twice its present size when it was granted. However, a ridge of highlands (including the aptly named Terrible Mountain) made it virtually impossible to get from one side of the town to the other, so the western portion was made into the separate town of Weston in 1799.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Windsor Co.:  Chester | Ludlow | Weston | Windham Co.:  Londonderry | Windham

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Andover Town Clerk
Andover Town Clerk 953 Weston-Andover Rd. Chester, VT 05143 Phone:(802) 875-2765 Email: clerk@vermontel.net

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Andover Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Andover. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.
 * East Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Heald Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Middletown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Simonsville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

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 Andover, 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 Andover:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * The Local History of Andover, Vermont, by Hiland H. Gutterson (1922) - Read this book online.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Andover at FamilySearch Places
 * Andover at Google Maps
 * Andover at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Andover at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Andover at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1869 map of Andover

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Rutland Herald
 * The Manchester Journal

Other 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 Andover town records available online:
 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1769-1997, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Andover Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1780-1904; index to land records, 1780-1946.

Probate Records
The probate district for Andover is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library