Ripton, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Ripton was chartered on April 13, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature but was not settled for almost 20 years. The poet Robert Frost lived for many years in Ripton, and was instrumental in establishing the Breadloaf Writer's Conference. In 1953, the Vermont Legislature named a Green Mountain peak in the northwestern part of town, "Robert Frost Mountain," in his honor.

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


 * Cooks Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Cushman Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Galvin Cemetery - inscritions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Gee Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Kirby Cemetery- inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Ripton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison 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 Ripton, 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 Ripton:

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

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

1871 map of Ripton Township

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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

The probate district for Ripton is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

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 Ripton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1934-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Ripton Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; index to births, marriages, deaths, 1838-1998, Town records, 1780-1878, and Deeds, 1836-1850; index to deeds, 1792-1950.

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

Ripton Town Clerk 1311 Vermont Route 125 Ripton, VT 05766 Phone: (802) 388-2266 Email: townclerk@riptonvt.org Website

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