Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The original name of Plymouth was Saltash, under a charter granted by Gov. Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire on July 6, 1761. It wasn't until Feb. 23, 1797 that an act of the legislature changed the name to Plymouth.

Plymouth is the town where Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, was born in and is also buried here.

Plymouth is principally noted for its gold diggings, and the purity of the ore exceeding that generally found in California. Plymouth Five Corners and an area northeast of Tyson were the scenes of extensive gold mining operations, following the discovery of the mineral around 1857. After a time the projects were abandoned and the town of Five Corners had nothing at all but cellar holes and a cemetery to show for all the mining activity.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Plymouth. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.


 * Plymouth Five Corners Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Plymouth Kingdom - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plymouth Notch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Tyson-Pollard Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Plymouth cemetery records : deaths prior to 1870, available on microfilm at the Family History Library or some family history centers. Check availability.


 * Plymouth Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor 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 Plymouth, 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 Plymouth:

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 14, Windsor County, vol. XII, Town of Plymouth - view a digital version of this item online.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Plymouth Vermont Historical Society Physical Address: 35 School Road Mailing Address: 68 Town Office Road Plymouth, VT 05056 Phone: (802) 438-8351 Email: info@plymouthhistoricalsociety.org Website: http://www.plymouthvermonthistoricalsociety.org/

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

1859 map of Plymouth, VT

1796 Plat map of Plymouth (Saltash), VT is available on microfilm at the Family History Library or some family history centers. Check availability.

Military
List of men liable to enrollment, 1863, are available on microformat the Family History Library or some family history centers. Check availability.

Newspapers
The Vermont Standard

Rutland Herald Newspaper

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

The probate district for Plymouth is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Town Histories
Genealogical records of the founders and early settlers of Plymouth, Vermont, by Blanche Brown Bryant and Gertrude Elaine Baker - 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 Plymouth town records available online:

Digital images of Plymouth Town records, 1761-1996, are available online at

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Plymouth Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1761-1908; general index to land records, 1761-1884, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1996, and Town records, 1830-1873.

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

Plymouth Town Clerk 68 Town Office Rd Plymouth, Vermont 05056 Phone: (802) 672-3655 Email: clerk@plymouthvt.org Website: http://www.plymouthvt.org/

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