Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Caledonia County, Vermont ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records; County Clerk has divorce and court records from from 1797; Probate Judge has probate records. Towns Organized Before 1800: Barnet 1763 Burke 1782 Cabot 1780 Danville 1786 Groton 1789 Hardwick 1781 Lyndon 1780 Peacham 1763 Ryegate 1763 Sheffield 1793 Saint Johnsbury 1785 Sutton 1782 Walden 1780 Waterford 1781 Wheelock 1785

Parent County
5 November 1792: from Orange County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: \

Extinct Towns:  · Bradleyvale · Hopkinsville

Villages: · Lyndonville · West Burke

Neighboring Counties: · Essex · Lamoille · Orange · Orleans · Washington · Grafton, New Hampshire

Cemeteries

 * List of Caledonia County Cemeteries
 * Random Acts VT Cemetery Records Research Guide

History

 * Jeffrey, William H. Successful Vermonters; a modern gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. East Burke, Vermont, The Historical Publishing Company, 1904. Internet Archives.
 * Child, Hamilton Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887. Caledonia County, Vermont, Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders, 1887. Google Books.

Civil War
Regiments and Companies:


 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies G and H

Newspapers
The Caledonian : (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1837-1867, A.G. Chadwick. Dates of publication:1837-1867. Published weekly. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023253/ St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1867-1919]. C.M. Stone &amp; Co. Dates of publication:1867-1919. Published weekly.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1749 – 1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1921 at FamilySearch — images

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Vital Records

 * 1732 - 2005 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1850 - 2005 at FamilySearch — index and images

See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for the following Vermont certificates: Downloadable applications from Vermont Department of Health.
 * Birth Certificate,
 * Marriage Certificate ,
 * Divorce Certificate,
 * Civil Union Dissolution Certificate, or
 * Death Certificate

Societies, Libraries and Museums
See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Caledonia County Historical Societies

Barnet Historical Society 26 Goodwillie Road Barnet Center, VT 802 Warden Road Barnet, VT 05821 Telephone: 802-633-2325 E-mail:[mailto:davewarden37@hotmail.com davewarden37@hotmail.com]

Burke Historical Society White School House Museum c/o Burke Mountain Club PO Box 309 East Burke, VT 05832 Telephone: 802-626-9823

Danville Historical Society Choate-Sias Historical House 121 Hill St. PO Box 274 Danville, VT 05828 Telephone: 802-684-2055 E-mail:[mailto:historicalsociety.director.dan@gmail.com historicalsociety.director.dan@gmail.com] Website

Groton Historical Society Peter Paul 1840 House 1203 Scott Highway PO Box 89 Groton, VT 05046 Telephone: 802-584-3417

Hardwick Historical Society Hardwick Depot Depot Street (off Church Street behind Town House) PO Box 177 Hardwick, VT 05843 Telephone: 802-472-8555 E-mail:[mailto:hardwickhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint.net hardwickhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint.net]

Lyndon Historical Society Shores Memorial Museum 202 Center Street PO Box 85, Lyndon Center VT 05850 Telephone: 802-626-9321 E-mail:[mailto:warden960a@charter.net warden960a@charter.net]

Peacham Historical Association 153 Church Street PO Box 101 Peacham, VT 05862 E-mail:[mailto:info@peachamhistorical.org info@peachamhistorical.org] Website

Ryegate Historical Society 54 Paper Mill Road 3158 N. Bayley Hazen Rd East Ryegate, VT 05402 Telephone: 802-592-3378 E-mail:[mailto:doverford@gmail.com doverford@gmail.com] or [mailto:mosquito@fairpoint.net mosquito@fairpoint.net]

Saint Johnsbury History & Heritage Center Lower Level of the former Summer Street School 481 Summer Street PO Box 223 St. Johnsbury, VT05819 Telephone: 802-424-1090 E-mail:[mailto:ppearl47@gmail.com ppearl47@gmail.com] Website

Sheffield Historical Society Municipal Building 37 Dane Road PO Box 75 Sheffield, VT 05866 Telephone: 802-626-9416 E-mail:[mailto:edrichardson@juno.com edrichardson@juno.com]

Websites

 * Caledonia County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Linkpendium
 * The Caledonia County VTGenWeb Project, part of The VTGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site