Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Richmond was chartered on October 27, 1794 by the Vermont State Legislature and organized in 1795. Richmond was created from lands in what had been three contiguous towns (Jericho, Williston and Huntington); a piece of a fourth (Bolton) was added later.

Richmond Center has always been the chief village, though Jonesville, to the south on Route 2, was a close second for a number of years. Ransome Jones was a prominent village merchant in the 1880's.

Town Histories

 * Richmond, Vermont : a history of more than 200 years, Harriet Wheatley Riggs (2007) - find this book in a library.
 * Rebuilding Downtown Richmond – Spring 1908.
 * Richmond, VT History

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Richmond is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Military Records
Richmond, Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1864, are available on FamilySearch.

Maps
1869 map of Richmond

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


 * Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Our Lady Of The Holy Rosary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Richmond Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Mary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1795-2000, can be found on FamilySearch and records from 1989-2006, can also be found on Family Search (browse only images).

Richmond, Vermont Land Records, 1851-1904, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Richmond Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1795-1851and Cemetery deeds, 1871-1977.

Richmond Town Hall 203 Bridge St. Richmond, VT 05477 Phone: (802) 434-2221 Website: http://www.richmondvt.gov/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Richmond Free Library 201 Bridge Street PO Box 997 Richmond, Vermont 05477 Phone: (802) 434-3036 Email: rfl@gmavt.net Website: http://richmondfreelibraryvt.org/

The Richmond Historical Society PO Box 453 Richmond, VT 05477 Website: http://www.oldroundchurch.com/index.php/home