Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Cambridge was chartered on August 31, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Cambridge includes the villages of Jeffersonville and Cambridge. The population was 3,659 at the 2010 U.S. Census.

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


 * East Cambridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hopkins Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Cambridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Garve site.
 * Smilie Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Cambridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Cambridge Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Lamoille 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 Cambridge, 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 Cambridge:


 * Mission of the Holy Cross (Cambridge, Vermont) Church Records, 1875-1909, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.
 * Records of the Mission of the Holy Apostles, Cambridge, Vermont, 1858-1908, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. II, Town of Cambridge - view a digital version of this document online.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Varnum Memorial Library PO Box 198 194 Main Street Jeffersonville, VT 05464-0198 Phone: (802) 644-2117 Email: TheVarnum@gmail.com Website: http://thevarnum.org/

Cambridge Historical Society 49 School St. PO Box 16 Jeffersonville, VT 05464 Email: Info@CambridgeHistoricalSociety.org Website: http://www.cambridgehistoricalsociety.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cambridgehistoricalsociety

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

1878 map of Cambridge

Military Records
Cambridge, Vermont Personal War Sketches, 1861-1865, are available on.

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

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

The probate district for Cambridge is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Town Histories
The history of Cambridge, Vermont, by Winona S. Noble (1976) - 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 Cambridge town records available online:

Cambridge, Vermont Land Records, 1850-1917, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1925-1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Cambridge Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/95084 Town and vital records, 1785-Oct. 1999; indexes, 1772-1999], and Deeds, 1784-1850.

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

Cambridge Town Clerk 85 Church St. Jeffersonville, VT 05464 Phone: (802) 644-2251 Website: http://www.townofcambridgevt.org/

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