Milton, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Milton, Vermont at Wikipedia

Milton was chartered on June 8, 1763. In February 1782, the town was first settled by William Irish, Leonard Owen, Amos Mansfield, Absalom Taylor, and Thomas Dewey.

For the most part, Milton is one of Burlington's bedroom communities, though an effort is underway to attract businesses to an industrial park on the site of the former Catamount Stadium, for many years the only place to be on a Saturday night if you were a stock car racing fan.

Old maps depict Snake or Rattlesnake Mountain on the town's northern line, names long since dropped in favor of the more pleasing Arrowhead Mountain, appropriate due to the presence in the town of an ancient Native flint quarry.

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

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

Milton Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Milton Town Clerk 43 Bombardier Rd. Mailing Address: PO Box 18 Milton VT 05468-3205 Phone: (802) 893-4111 Website: http://www.miltonvt.org/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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


 * Austin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Checkerberry Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mars Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Milton Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Milton Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Miltonboro Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * New West Milton Cemetery - Inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old West Milton Cemetery - insriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Anne's Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Milton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Chittenden County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Milton, 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 Milton:

Trinity Episcopal Church Records, 1867-1946, are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

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

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

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

Local Histories

 * Milton's story : 1763-1976, Milton (Vt.). Bicentennial Committee (1976) - find this book in a library.
 * Look around Colchester and Milton, Vermont, by Lilian Baker Carlisle and Christopher W Closs (1975) - find this book in a library.

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


 * 1869 map of Milton

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

 * Burlington Free Press
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Milton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1948-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Milton, Vermont Land Records, 1854-1901, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Milton Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1776-1811, 1850-May 2000; indexes, 1776 to 1968, and Deeds, 1788-1854; index to deeds, 1763-1935.

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

The probate district for Milton is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Milton Public Library 39 Bombardier Road Milton VT 05468 Phone: (80) 893-4644 Email: library@town.milton.vt.us Website: http://www.miltonlibraryvt.org

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Milton Historical Society 13 School St. Milton, VT 05468 Phone: (802) 893-1604 Email: miltonhistorical@yahoo.com Website: https://www.facebook.com/MiltonHistoricalSocietyVT/