Lowell, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town originally belonged to Chittenden County. It was granted March 5, 1787, and chartered on February 7, 1791 by Gov. Thosmas Chittenden, to John Kelley, Esq., of New York, from whom it received its original name-Kelleyvale. The town name was altered to Lowell on Nov. 1, 1831.

During the first half of the nineteenth century, the population inflow was predominantly from other states of the US. In the second half the new arrivals were more often foreign-born - from Ireland and from French-speaking Canada. By 1870 the population was 944 and it reached its peak in 1890 when it stood at 1,178. The population at the 2010 US Census was 879.

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


 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Ignatius Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Lowell Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orleans 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 Lowell, 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 Lowell:

Congregational Church of Christ Records, 1816-1880 - are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

City Directories
1884 Lowell Business Directory - (Rootsweb)

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Lowell Community Library Vermont Route 100 PO Box 189 Lowell, VT 05847 Phone: (802) 744-2447

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 Lowell:

1878 map of Lowell

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

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

Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

Town Histories
History of Lowell, Vermont

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 Lowell town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1805 -1865, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Lowell Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/733952 Vital records of Lowell, Vermont, 1857-Sept. 2000], and Land records (Lowell, Vermont), 1812-1903.

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

Lowell Town Clerk 2170 VT Route 100 Lowell, VT 05847 Phone: (802) 744-6559 Email: kclinger@lowelltown.org

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