Morristown, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Morristown, Vermont at Wikipedia

Morristown was chartered on August 24, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. Morristown is the largest town by population in Lamoille County, and its central village of Morrisville serves as the county's main commercial center. The population was 5,227 at the 2010 census.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

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

Town of Morristown PO Box 748 43 Portland Street Morrisville, VT 05661 Phone: (802) 888-6669 Website: http://morristownvt.org/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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


 * Lakeview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * LaPorte Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Randolph Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wheeler Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Record of deaths prior to 1870, Morristown, Vermont : taken from gravestones in the cemeteries of Morristown are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * Morristown Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Lamoille County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Morristown, 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 Morristown:
 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * 1884 Morristown Directory
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. VII, towns of Morristown and Sterling, village of Morrisville - view a digital version of this document.

History of Morristown, Vermont, by Anna L. Mower (1935) - view a digital copy of this book online.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Morristown at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Morristown at FamilySearch Places
 * Morristown at Google Maps
 * Morristown at Mapcarta
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Morristown at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1878 map of Morristown

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus New and Citizen
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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 Morristown town records available online:


 * Morristown, Vermont Land Records, 1850-1911, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1911 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Morristown, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2007 are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Morristown Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and Vital records, 1800 - 2000, and Deeds, 1795-1851; index, 1795-1915.

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

The probate district for Morristown is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Morristown Centennial Library 7 Richmond St. Morrisville, VT 05661 Phone:(802) 888-3853 Website: http://centenniallibrary.org/

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Morristown Historical Society, Inc 122 Lower Main Street PO Box 1299 Morrisville, VT 05661 - View Map Phone: (802) 888-7617