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.

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.


 * Waterville Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Lamoille 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 Waterville, 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 Waterville:

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.

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

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/

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

1878 map of Waterville Town

Military Records
Waterville, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1866, can be found at. - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers
The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

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

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

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 Waterville town records available online:


 * 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

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

Vital Records

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