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United States Vermont  Addison   Bristol

Brief History
Bridport was chartered on October 9, 1761. The population was 1,218 at the 2010 census.

Town Histories

 * History of Bristol, Vermont (1762-1940), by Carrie K Harvey and Clara M Kellogg (1941) - find this book in a library.
 * History of Bristol, Vermont, 1762-1980, by Kenneth W Dike (1981) - find this book in a library.
 * Bristol, Vermont : the early history, by Harvey Munsill (1979) - find this book in a library.

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

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

Maps
1871 Bristol Township map

Cemeteries

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


 * Centeral Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pine Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at this link.
 * Town Line Cemetery - inscriptions at this link.
 * Wells Cemetery - inscriptions at this link.

Bristol, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1801-1905, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library. Order film online.

Churches
Bristol Federated Church History

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1861-1981, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bristol Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1785-1851, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1999; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1856-1999.

Bristoll Town Clerk 1 South St. PO Box 249 Bristol, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-2410 Website: http://www.bristolvt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

Libraries and Historical Societies
Bristol Historical Society 19 West Street Bristol, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-3439 Website: http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/10021

Lawrence Memorial Library 40 North Street Bristol, Vermont Phone: (802) 453-2366 Website: http://www.lawrencelibrary.net/