Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Caledonia County, Vermont ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Vermont Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records; County Clerk has divorce and court records from from 1797; Probate Judge has probate records. Towns Organized Before 1800: Barnet 1763 Burke 1782 Cabot 1780 Danville 1786 Groton 1789 Hardwick 1781 Lyndon 1780 Peacham 1763 Ryegate 1763 Sheffield 1793 Saint Johnsbury 1785 Sutton 1782 Walden 1780 Waterford 1781 Wheelock 1785

Parent County
5 November 1792: from Orange County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Extinct Towns:  · Bradleyvale · Hopkinsville

Villages: · Lyndonville · West Burke

Neighboring Counties: · Essex · Lamoille · Orange · Orleans · Washington · Grafton, New Hampshire

Cemeteries

 * List of Caledonia County Cemeteries
 * Random Acts VT Cemetery Records Research Guide

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

History

 * Jeffrey, William H. Successful Vermonters; a modern gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. East Burke, Vermont, The Historical Publishing Company, 1904. Internet Archives.
 * Child, Hamilton Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887. Caledonia County, Vermont, Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders, 1887. Google Books.

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Civil War
Regiments and Companies:


 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies G and H

Newspapers
The Caledonian : (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1837-1867, A.G. Chadwick. Dates of publication:1837-1867. Published weekly. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023253/ St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1867-1919]. C.M. Stone &amp; Co. Dates of publication:1867-1919. Published weekly.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1749 – 1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1921 at FamilySearch — images — How to Use this Collection

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 - at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection

Vital Records

 * 1732 - 2005 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1850 - 2005 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection

See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for the following Vermont certificates: Downloadable applications from Vermont Department of Health.
 * Birth Certificate,
 * Marriage Certificate ,
 * Divorce Certificate,
 * Civil Union Dissolution Certificate, or
 * Death Certificate

Societies, Libraries and Museums
See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies


 * Barnet Historical Society 26 Goodwillie Road Barnet Center, VT 802 Warden Road Barnet, VT 05821 (802) 633-4436 Facebook


 * Burke Historical Society White School House Museum c/o Burke Mountain Club PO Box 309 East Burke, VT 05832 802-626-9823


 * Danville Historical Society Choate-Sias Historical House 121 Hill St. PO Box 274 Danville, VT 05828 802-684-2055 E-mail:[mailto:info@danvillevthistorical.org info@danvillevthistorical.org] Website


 * Groton Historical Society 1203 Scott Highway PO Box 89 Groton, VT 05046 802-584-3417 Email to: [mailto:grotonvthistory@gmail.com grotonvthistory@gmail.com] Website Facebook


 * Hardwick Historical Society Hardwick Depot PO Box 177 Hardwick, VT 05843 802-472-8555 E-mail:[mailto:info@hardwickvthistory.org info@hardwickvthistory.org] Website


 * Lyndon Historical Society Shores Memorial Museum 202 Center Street PO Box 85, Lyndon Center VT 05850 (802) 626-3265 E-mail:[mailto:ericatparis@gmail.com ericatparis@gmail.com] Facebook


 * Peacham Historical Association 153 Church Street PO Box 101 Peacham, VT 05862 802-592-3049 E-mail:[mailto:peachamhistorical@gmail.com peachamhistorical@gmail.com] Website


 * Ryegate Historical Society 54 Paper Mill Road 3158 N. Bayley Hazen Rd East Ryegate, VT 05402 802-592-3378 E-mail:[mailto:doverford@gmail.com doverford@gmail.com] or [mailto:mosquito@fairpoint.net mosquito@fairpoint.net]


 * Saint Johnsbury History & Heritage Center 421 Summer Street St. Johnsbury, VT05819 802-424-1090 E-mail:[mailto:ppearl47@gmail.com ppearl47@gmail.com] Website


 * Sheffield Historical Society 5588 VT Rte 122 Sheffield, VT 05866 802-274-4809 E-mail:[mailto:normalee43@comcast.net normalee43@comcast.net] Website

Family History Centers

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Randolph New Hampshire Family History Center


 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Caledonia County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Linkpendium
 * The Caledonia County VTGenWeb Project, part of The VTGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site