Groton, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Groton was chartered on October 20, 1789 by the Vermont Legislature. The town of Groton consists of the villiages of Groton Pond, Rickers Mills, Rickers and West Groton.

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


 * Darling Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Groton Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Groton-Peacham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Groton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Groton Cemetery information


 * Groton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Caledonia County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Groton, 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 Groton:

City Directories
1888 Groton Town Directory

Historical Data
Groton, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Groton Free Public Library 1304 Scott Hwy. Groton, VT 05046 Phone: (802) 584-3358 Email: grotonlibraryvt@gmail.com Website: http://grotonlibraryvt.org/

Groton Historical Society P.O. Box 89 Groton, VT 05046 Groton Historical Society Website

Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

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

1875 map of Groton

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

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

The probate district for Groton is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

Town Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Mister Glover's Groton : the chronicle of Groton, Vermont from 1789 to 1978, by Waldo F Glover (1978) - 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: The following are Groton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1781 -1951, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Groton Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of the proprietors of Harris Gore, 1801-1825.

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

Groton Town Clerks Office 1476 Scott Highway Groton, VT 05046 Phone: 802-584-3276 Email: grotonclerk@fairpoint.net Website: http://www.grotonvt.com/

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

Town Reports
The town of Groton kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Groton 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.)