Bloomfield, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Bloomfield was chartered on June 29, 1762 and was originally named Minehead. At the request of the townspeople, the name was changed by the Vermont legislature to Bloomfield in 1830.

The population and economy of Bloomfield has risen and fallen over the years. At its height, several hundred men were employed in lumbering and milling operations around a village then known as South Bloomfield; its location is now marked only by a cemetery. The only settlement to be found in the town today is at the junction of Vermont Routes 105 and 102, in the extreme southern corner. The population at the 2010 US Census was 221.

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


 * Bloomfield Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Stanislaus Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Bloomfield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex 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 Bloomfield, 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 Bloomfield:

City Directories
1888 Bloomfield Town Directory

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

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

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

The probate district for Bloomfield is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

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 Bloomfield town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bloomfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Bloomfield, Vermont, 1868-2000,and Deeds, 1803-1908; index, 1801-1888.

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 Bloomfield 27 Schoolhouse Rd. Bloomfield, VT 05905 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 336 North Stratford, NH 05905 Phone: (802) 962-5191 Email: townofbloomfieldvt@gmail.com

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