Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Sheffield was chartered on October 25, 1793 by the Vermont Legislature. Sheffield Village was the only village established within the town of Sheffield. The population was 703 at the 2010 Census.

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


 * Baptist Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cass-Heights Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Dexter Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ingalls-Mosher Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Union House Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Sheffield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Caledonia 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 Sheffield, 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 Sheffield:

Freewill Baptist Church Records, 1800-1890, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

City Directories
1888 Sheffield Town Directory

Historical Data
Sheffield, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

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

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

1875 map of Sheffield

Military Records
Sheffield, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1864-1867, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

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

The probate district for Sheffield is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

Town Histories
Through hopes, and dreams, and evergreens : the two-hundred year history of Sheffield, by the Sheffield Historical Society (1993) - 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 Sheffield town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1868-2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Sheffield Town Clerk's Office. These include Births, deaths and marriages, v. 1-2, 1857-1896, Marriage records, 1883-1915; marriage index, 1793-1970, Records of births, 1897-1915, Records of death, 1897-1915, and Town records, 1740-1901.

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

Sheffield Town Clerk 37 Dane Road P.O. Box 165 Sheffield, VT 05866 Phone: (802) 626-8862 Email: townclerk@sheffieldvt.org Website: http://sheffieldvt.org/

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