Roxbury, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Roxbury, at the southern extremity of Washington County, fifteen miles from Montpelier, was chartered on August 6, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was organized on March 24, 1796. The town consists of the villages of East Roxbury, Roxbury, and Roxbury Flat. The population was 691 at the 2010 census.

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


 * Orcutt Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Roxbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Roxbury First Settlers Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Hill - First Settlers Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Roxbury Cemetery Records, early to 1870, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Roxbury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Washington 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 Roxbury, 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 Roxbury:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Roxbury Free Library P.O. Box 95 1491 Roxbury Road Roxbury, VT 05669 Phone: 802-485-6860 Website: http://roxburyfreelibrary.org

Roxbury Historical Society

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

1873 map of Roxbury

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

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

The probate district for Roxbury is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Town Histories

 * West Brookfield and thereabouts, including Braintree &amp; Roxbury history, A.W. Wakefield (2009) - find this book in a library.
 * The history of the towns of Plainfield, Roxbury and Fayston, Abby Maria Hemenway, 1828-1890 - view a digital copy of this book online.

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 Roxbury town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Roxbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1796-1851; index to vital records, early to 1951, Town records, 1762-1908, and Deeds, 1796-1851; index to deeds, 1796-1870.

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

Roxbury Town Clerk PO Box 53 1664 Roxbury Rd. Roxbury, VT 05669 Phone:(802) 485-7840 Email: email: townrox@tds.net Website: http://www.roxbury.govoffice2.com/

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