Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Charlotte was chartered on June 24, 1762. Charlotte is approximately ten miles south of Burlington, on the shores of Lake Champlain. One of the oldest still functioning ferry crossings in America is here, with service to Essex, New York. Within the Town are the villages of Charlotte and East Charlotte and the (mostly) summer colony of Thompson's Point.

Town Histories
Around the mountains: historical essays about Charlotte, Ferrisburgh, and Monkton, by William Wallace Higbee; Kathleen McKinley Harris; Mary G Lighthall (1991) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Charlotte is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Military Records
Charlotte, Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1865

Maps
1869 map of Charlotte

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


 * Barber Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Bradley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Burying Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Grandview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Morningside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ploof Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Quinlan-Sherman Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Charlotte and East Charlotte [Vermont] Baptist churches and societies' records, 1807-1958, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1787-1897, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Charlotte Land Records, 1852-1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Charlotte Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1762-1851.

Charlotte Town Clerk 159 Ferry Road P.O. BOX 119 Charlotte, Vermont 05445 Phone: (802) 425-3071 Website: http://www.charlottevt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Charlotte Library 115 Ferry Rd. Charlotte, VT 05445 Phone: (802) 425-3864 Website: http://charlottepubliclibrary.org/