Glover, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Glover was granted on November 20, 1783 by the Vermont Legislature. It contains two unincorporated villages, Glover and West Glover.

The town is named for Brigadier General John Glover who served in the American Revolutionary War. He was the prime proprietor of the town.

The population at the 2010 US Census was 1,122.

Town Histories

 * The Story of Runaway Pond (Glover Historical Society).
 * History of the town of Glover, Vermont, by the Glover Bicentennial Committee (1992) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

City Directories
1884 Town Directory

Maps
1878 map of Glover

1878 map of Glover Town West, Glover Town

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


 * Andersonville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * French Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Glover Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Westlook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1922-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Glover Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths of Glover, Vermont, 1802-May 2000, Cemetery deeds, 1903-1953, and Deeds, 1820-1852.

Glover Town Clerk's Office 51 Bean Hill Rd. Glover, VT 05839 Phone: (802) 525-6227 Website: http://townofglover.com/

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Libraries and Historical Societies
Glover Public Library 51 Bean Hill Rd. Glover, VT 05839 Phone: (802) 525-4365 Glover Public Library Facebook Page

Glover Historical Society P.O. Box 208 Glover VT 05839 Email: gloverhistory@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.gloverhistoricalsociety.org/ghs/

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