Johnson, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Johnson was chartered on January 2, 1792 by the Vermont Legislature. The town is perhaps most well known as the location of Johnson State College and Johnson Woollen Mills.

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


 * Bidwell-French Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Evergreen Ledge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lamoille View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plot Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Whitting Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Johnson, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1800-1880, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Johnson Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * 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 Johnson, 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 Johnson:

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. VI, Town of Johnson - view a digital version of this document online.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Johnson Public Library 7 Library St. Johnson, VT 05656 Phone: (802) 635-7141 Johnson Public Library on Facebook

Johnson Historical Society

Johnson Historical Society Website Johnson Historical Society on Facebook

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

1878 map of Johnson

Military Records
Johnson, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1863, are available on.

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

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 Johnson:

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

Town Histories

 * History of the town of Johnson, VT., 1784-1907, Oread Literary Club (1907) - view a digital copy of this book online.
 * History of Johnson, Vermont, Margaret T Smalley (1961) - 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 Johnson town records available online:


 * Johnson, Vermont Land Records, 1880-1911, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1766 -1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Johnson Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages and deaths, 1857-1999, Town records, 1807-1904, andLand records, 1806-1880.

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

Johnson Town Clerk 293 Lower Main St. West Johnson, VT 05656 Phone: (802) 635-2611 Website: http://townofjohnson.com/

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