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United States Vermont  Orleans   Craftsbury 

Brief History
The town of Craftsbury was chartered on August 23, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature and includes the four unincorporated villages of Craftsbury Common, Mill Village, North Craftsbury and East Craftsbury.

In the original charter, the town was named Minden. According to the legislative journals the town's name was changed from Minden to Craftsbury in November, 1790 because "from a similarity of sound the names of Lyndon and Mindon are often mistaken one for the other"; the Craftsbury name was chosen to honor the town's chief grantee and first settler.

The population at the 2010 US Census was 1206.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 10, Orleans County, vol. V, Town of Coventry, Coventry Fire District no. 1 - view this document online.

Town Histories

 * A history of Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, by Pliny H. White (1859) - view a digital copy of this book online.
 * Bits and pieces of Coventry's history, by the Coventry Bicentennial Committee (1977) - find this book in a library.
 * The History of Craftsbury Academy

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

Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

Church Records
Records of the Congregational Society of Coventry, Vermont 1874-1931, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

City Directories
1883-1884 Coventry Business Directory

Maps
1878 map of Coventry and Coventry Falls Town

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


 * Coventry Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Coventry Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Day Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1781 -2005, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Craftbury Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1194214?availability=Family%20History%20Library Vital records of Coventry, Vermont, 1872-Jan. 2001].

Craftsbury Town Clerk 85 S Craftsbury Rd. PO Box 55 Craftsbury, VT 05826 Phone: (802) 586-2823 Email: craftsbury@gmail.com Website: http://www.townofcraftsbury.com/

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Libraries and Historical Societies
Craftsbury Public Library 12 Church Street PO Box 74 Craftsbury Common, VT 05827 Phone: 802 586-9683 Email: craftsburylibrary@gmail.com Website: http://www.craftsburypubliclibrary.org/

Craftsbury Historical Society