Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Ludlow was chartered by New Hampshire on September 16, 1761. Settlement of the town did not begin until 1783-84.

Ludlow Woolen Mills is a prominent feature of the Ludlow and its history. The mill was first built for woolen manufacture in 1834. By 1885 it was known as the "Ludlow Woolen Company" and included sections for spinning, carding, weaving, dressing, finishing and dyeing wool.

Black River Academy was chartered in Ludlow in 1835 and operated as a school, serving as the Town of Ludlow's public high school until 1938, when a new school was built. It now houses the Black River Academy Museum and Historical Society, a museum of local history.

Town Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

History of Ludlow, Vermont (1949), by Joseph N. Harris - Find this book in a library.

Vital Records
The town of Ludlow kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Ludlow kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.) FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Ludlow is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Maps
1869 map of Ludlow area.

1869 map of the Town of Ludlow.

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


 * Gill IOOF Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Pleasant View - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
1. Church of the Annunciation   7 Depot St.    Ludlow, VT 05149    Phone: (802) 228-3451

2. Ludlow Baptist Church   99 Main Street    Ludlow, VT 05149    Phone: (802) 228-7600

3. Tyson Congregational Church   39 Dublin Rd.    Ludlow, VT 05149    Phone: (802) 228-5114

4. United Church of Ludlow   48 Pleasant St.    Ludlow, VT 05149    Phone: (802) 228-4211

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Ludlow Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1792-1851; index to deeds, 1792-1903, Proprietors records, 1761-1809, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1754-1995.

Town &amp; Village of Ludlow PO Box 359 Ludlow, VT 05149 Phone: (802) 228-2841 Email: village@tds.net Website: http://www.ludlow.vt.us/

Newspapers
Rutland Herald Newspaper

Libraries and Historical Societies
Fletcher Memorial Library 88 Main St Ludlow, VT 05149 Phone:(802) 228-8921 Website: http://www.fmlnews.org/