Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Hartland was actually chartered under the name of Hertford on July 10, 1761 by Governor Bennington Wentworth of New Hampshire. On June 15, 1782 the town name was changed to Waterford but two days later the name was changed to Hartland. The town of Hartland has three villages called Hartland Three Corners, Hartland Four Corners and North Hartland. The first town meeting took place on March 11, 1767.

Town Histories
Hartland: the way it was, 1761-1976 - 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 Hartland is Hartford. Hartford Probate Court 62 Pleasant Street PO Box 275 Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-1503

Maps
Map of modern Hartland

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


 * Center of town Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cutts - Paddleford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Densmore Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Gallup Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Gallup-Dunbar Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Gill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hartland Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Jenneville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site and Interment site.
 * Trask Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Walker Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Weed Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Willard Cemetery (aka Quaker - Willard Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
First Congregational Church 10 Station Rd. Hartland, VT 05048 Phone: (802) 436-2224 Website: http://www.hartlandbrickchurch.org/

Town Records
Digital images of Hartland Town records, 1810-1996, are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Hartland Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1788-1906; index to land records, 1778-1952, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1856-1996, and Town and vital records, early to 1871.

Hartland Town Clerk 1 Quechee Rd. PO Box 349 Hartland, VT 05048 Phone: (802) 436-2444 Email: hartlandvtclerk@vermontel.net Website: http://www.hartland.govoffice.com/

Newspapers
The Vermont Standard

Libraries and Historical Societies
Hartland Historical Society 14 VT Route 12 P.O. Box 297 Hartland, VT 05048 Phone: (802) 436-1703 Email: info@hartlandhistory.org Website: http://www.hartlandhistory.org/

Hartland Public Library 153 Route 5 P.O. Box 137 Hartland, VT 05048 Phone: 802.436.2473 Website: http://www.hartlandlibraryvt.org/