Dover, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Dover was originally a township of Wardsborough. On October 30, 1810, the Vermont Legislative Assembly passed an Act to incorporate Wardsborough and Dover into separate towns; the south district called Dover. Three villages make up historic Dover; Dover, West Dover and East Dover.

Town of Dover
Town of Dover 102 Route 100 P.O. Box 428 Dover, VT 05356 Phone: (802) 464-5100 Website: http://www.doververmont.com/

Cemeteries

 * Dover Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Dover. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this link.
 * Baldwin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Dover Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Dover Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hathaway Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rice-Snow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Smead Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Dover Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * White Hill Cemetery (aka White Family Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Church Records
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 TOWN:
 * 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 TOWN, visit.

1. West Dover Congregational Church   104 Route 100    West Dover, VT 05356    Phone:(802) 258-1143

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of TOWN:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Dover Historical Society PO Box 53 East Dover, Vermont 05341 Phone: (802) 464-7351 Website: http://www.doververmont.com/historical-society

Dover Free Library 22 Holland Rd East Dover, VT 05341 Phone: (802) 348-7488 Website: http://www.doverfreelibrary1913.org/

Family History Library
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Dover Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records and deeds, 1789-1904; index to deeds, 1789-1972, and Dover,Vermont, vital records 1868-2002.

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of TOWN:

Newspapers

 * Brattleboro Reformer

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of TOWN
 * The probate district for Dover is Marlboro. Marlboro Probate Court 80 Flat St. Suite 104 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 257-2898

Town Histories

 * Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.
 * History of Dover, Vermont; 200 years in a hill town by Nell M Kull (1961) - Find this book in a library.

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:

Town Clerk

 * The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1789-1970, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

Vital Records

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

Town Reports
The town of Dover kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Dover kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)