Concord, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Concord, Vermont at Wikipedia

Concord was chartered on September 15, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. The town contains the villages of North Concord and Miles Pond. The population at the 2010 U.S. Census was 1,235.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

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

Concord Town Clerk 374 Main St PO Box 317 Concord, VT 05824 Phone: (802) 695-2220 Email: townclerk@conclerk.com Website: http://www.concordvt.us/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Concord Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Frye Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Graves Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old Overlook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Overlook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pike Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Concord, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1790-1869, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Concord Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * 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 Concord, 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 Concord:

City Directories

 * 1901-1933 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Concord at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Concord Town Directories: 1888, 1909, 1925, 1928, 1930, and 1935.
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Local Histories
Town of Concord, Vermont : 1781-1976 : then &amp; now by the Concord Bicentennial Committee (1976) - find this book in a library.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Other 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 Concord town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1784 -1931, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Concord Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Concord, Vermont, 1857-July 2001, and Land records, 1794-1906.

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

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

Libraries
Concord Public Library 374 E Main Street Mail: PO Box 188 Concord, Vermont 05824-0188 Phone: (802)695-2220 Email: library@conclerk.com

Societies
Concord Historical Society, P.O. Box 301 Concord, VT 05824 Website: http://www.concordvthistorical.noconek.com/Home.php