Woodford, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Woodford was chartered on the 6th of March, 1753. Due to the French and Indian Wars, it was not settled within the required five years and was re-granted August 12, 1762. The town organization was not effected earlier than February, 1789. Woodford ranks with the more mountainous towns of the county, being situate almost wholly within the main range of the Green Mountain chain and is the highest-altitude village in the state. Woodford, Vermont at Wikipedia

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 The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Woodford Town Clerks Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1858-1994; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, ca. 1800-1994, Land records, 1792-1903; index to land records, 1792-1950, and Attachments of property, 1855-1880.

Woodford Town Clerk
Woodford Town Office 1391 Vermont Rte. 9 Woodford, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 442-4895 Email: info@woodfordvt.org Website: http://woodfordvt.org/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Waters Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodford Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Woodford City Cemetery Inscriptions


 * Woodford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bennington 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 Woodford, 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 Woodford:

City Directories

 * 1913-1915 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Woodford at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1913-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing
 * Various Dates Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories some years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1782-1832 (*) Bennington County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

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

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town Woodford, enrolled militia, 1861-1867, records are available online at - How to Use this Collection.

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
Bennington Banner Newspaper

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:

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

The probate district for Woodford is Bennington. Bennington Probate Division 207 South St. Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 447-2705
 * 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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library