Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Plymouth, Vermont at Wikipedia

The original name of Plymouth was Saltash, under a charter granted by Gov. Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire on July 6, 1761. It wasn't until Feb. 23, 1797 that an act of the legislature changed the name to Plymouth.

Plymouth is the town where Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, was born in and is also buried here.

Plymouth is principally noted for its gold diggings, and the purity of the ore exceeding that generally found in California. Plymouth Five Corners and an area northeast of Tyson were the scenes of extensive gold mining operations, following the discovery of the mineral around 1857. After a time the projects were abandoned and the town of Five Corners had nothing at all but cellar holes and a cemetery to show for all the mining activity.

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

Plymouth Town Clerk
Plymouth Town Clerk 68 Town Office Rd Plymouth, Vermont 05056 Phone: (802) 672-3655 Email: clerk@plymouthvt.org Website: http://www.plymouthvt.org/

Vital Records

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

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 cemeteries in present-day Plymouth. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.
 * Plymouth Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Plymouth Five Corners Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Plymouth Kingdom - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plymouth Notch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Tyson-Pollard Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plymouth cemetery records : deaths prior to 1870, available on microfilm at the Family *History Library or some FamilySearch centers. *Check availability.

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 Plymouth, 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 Plymouth:


 * 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 and 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

 * Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 14, Windsor County, vol. XII, Town of Plymouth - view a digital version of this item online.
 * Genealogical records of the founders and early settlers of Plymouth, Vermont, by Blanche Brown Bryant and Gertrude Elaine Baker - Find this book in a library.

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


 * 1859 map of Plymouth, VT
 * 1796 Plat map of Plymouth (Saltash), VT is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library or some FamilySearch centers, Check availability.

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:
 * List of men liable to enrollment, 1863, are available on microformat the FamilySearch Library or some FamilySearch centers. Check availability.
 * 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

 * The Vermont Standard
 * Rutland Herald Newspaper
 * 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 Plymouth town records available online:
 * Digital images of Plymouth Town records, 1761-1996, are available online at


 * Land records, 1761-1908; general index to land records, 1761-1884*Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1996*Town records, 1830-1873

Probate Records
The probate district for Plymouth is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284
 * 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

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Societies

 * Plymouth Vermont Historical Society Physical Address: 35 School Road Mailing Address: 68 Town Office Road Plymouth, VT 05056 Phone: (802) 438-8351 Email: info@plymouthhistoricalsociety.org Website: http://www.plymouthvermonthistoricalsociety.org/