North Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
North Hero, Vermont at Wikipedia

North Hero is the shire town (county seat) of Grand Isle County and was chartered on October 7, 1779 by the Vermont Legislature. It is one of four towns comprising Vermont's "Lake Champlain Islands."

Originally, North Hero, South Hero and Grand Isle were granted to Ethan Allen, Samuel Herrick and 363 other Revolutionary War veterans as a single town known as Two Heroes.

In 1798, Two Heroes was divided into North Hero (the entire north island), Middle Hero and South Hero, with the last two sharing the southern island and a single representative to the legislature, hence they were not actually separate towns. This arrangement was not entirely satisfactory: in 1810, Middle Hero was given complete autonomy and renamed Grand Isle, which is what the French had originally called the whole southern island.

The fourth "Lake Champlain Islands" town is Isle La Motte.

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

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

Town of North Hero 6441 U.S. Route 2 PO Box 38 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-6926 Website: http://www.northherovt.com/

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 major cemeteries in present-day North Hero Town. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Grand Isle County, website at this link.


 * Hyde Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Jerusalem Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North End Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * North Hero Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Grand Isle County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 North Hero, 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 North Hero:
 * 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 & 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
The following are online land records for the town of North Hero:


 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

North Hero, Vermont, Land Records, 1855-1899, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Local Histories
History, town of North Hero, Vermont : an account of the discovery, settlement, and interesting and remarkable events, by Allen L Stratton (1976) - find this book in a library.

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


 * 1871 map of Alburgh, Isle La Motte &amp; Hero North Towns.

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:
 * 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
St. Albans Messenger
 * 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 North Hero town records available online:


 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-1915, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * North Hero, Vermont Vital Records, 1903-2006, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the North Hero Town Clerk's Office. These include: Deeds, town and vital records, 1795-1882.

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of North Hero:

Grand Isle Probate Division 3677 U.S. Route 2 PO Box 7 North Hero VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-8350
 * 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

Libraries
North Hero Public Library 3195 U.S. Route 2 P.O.Box 187 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-5458 Email: nhlibrary@comcast.net Website: http://northherolibrary.org/

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
North Hero Historical Society P.O. Box 175 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-5544 Email: tragiro@surfglobal.net Website: http://www.northherohistoricalsociety.com/