Roxbury, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Roxbury, at the southern extremity of Washington County, fifteen miles from Montpelier, was chartered on August 6, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was organized on March 24, 1796. The town consists of the villages of East Roxbury, Roxbury, and Roxbury Flat. The population was 691 at the 2010 census.

Town Histories

 * West Brookfield and thereabouts, including Braintree &amp; Roxbury history, A.W. Wakefield (2009) - find this book in a library.
 * The history of the towns of Plainfield, Roxbury and Fayston, Abby Maria Hemenway, 1828-1890 - view a digital copy of this book online.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Roxbury is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Maps
1873 map of Roxbury

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


 * Orcutt Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Roxbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Roxbury First Settlers Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Hill - First Settlers Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Roxbury Cemetery Records, early to 1870, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Roxbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1796-1851; index to vital records, early to 1951, Town records, 1762-1908, and Deeds, 1796-1851; index to deeds, 1796-1870.

Roxbury Town Clerk PO Box 53 1664 Roxbury Rd. Roxbury, VT 05669 Phone:(802) 485-7840 Email: email: townrox@tds.net Website: http://www.roxbury.govoffice2.com/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Roxbury Free Library P.O. Box 95 1491 Roxbury Road Roxbury, VT 05669 Phone: 802-485-6860 Website: http://roxburyfreelibrary.com

Roxbury Historical Society

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