Baltimore, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Baltimore was chartered on October 19, 1793. The town was organized on March 12, 1794. Baltimore was created out of the southeastern corner of Cavendish.

Starch making was big here in the 1820's and 1830's, when the population reached 200; since the Civil War there have been fewer than 100 residents. At just over 3,000 acres, it is one of the smallest towns in the state, and one of a handful which has never had either its own Post Office or a recognizable village.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Baltimore. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.


 * Baltimore Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Baltimore Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor 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 Baltimore, 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 Baltimore:

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

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

1869 map of Baltimore

Newspapers
Rutland Herald

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

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

Town Histories
The history of the town of Baltimore, Vermont, by Annie M. Pollard (1954) - 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 Baltimore town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Baltimore Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1794-1914, Town records, 1794-1928, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1869-1997.

Town of Baltimore 1902 Baltimore Road Baltimore, VT 05143 Phone: (802) 263-5274 Website: http://www.baltimorevt.org/

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

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