Waterville, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Waterville was chartered on November 15, 1824 by a Vermont Act of Incorporation. Waterville was created out of three parcels: Coits Gore, Belvidere Leg and part of Bakersfield. The town contains a little more than 10,000 acres, being essentially the valley through which the North Branch of the Lamoille River flows. Probably the town was given its name because the river was the most important feature, in the same way that Brookline was named in 1794. The population at the 2010 US Census was 673.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. 9, Town of Waterville - view a digital version of this document.

Vital Records

 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
 * Waterville, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch.

Military Records
Waterville, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1866, can be found at FamilySearch.

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

Maps
1878 map of Waterville Town

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


 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records

 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1903 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Waterville, Vermont Land Records, 1855-1915, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Waterville Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1824-1855; index to deeds, 1824-1914.

Waterville Town Clerk 850 Vermont 109 PO Box 31 Waterville, VT 05492 Phone: (802) 644-8865 Email: townofwaterville@myfairpoint.net

Newspapers
The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

Libraries and Historical Societies
Waterville Town Library 850 VT Route 109 Waterville, VT 05492 Phone: (802) 644-5556 Email: librarian@watervillelib.org Website: http://www.watervillelib.org/