Glover, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Glover, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Glover was granted on November 20, 1783 by the Vermont Legislature. It contains two unincorporated villages, Glover and West Glover.

The town is named for Brigadier General John Glover who served in the American Revolutionary War. He was the prime proprietor of the town.

The population at the 2010 US Census was 1,122.

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

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

Glover Town Clerk's Office 51 Bean Hill Rd. Glover, VT 05839 Phone: (802) 525-6227 Website: http://townofglover.com/

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 Glover. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orleans County, website at this link.


 * Andersonville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * French Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Glover Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Westlook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


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

City Directories

 * 1884 Town Directory
 * 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

 * The Story of Runaway Pond (Glover Historical Society).
 * History of the town of Glover, Vermont, by the Glover Bicentennial Committee (1992) - find this book in a library.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Glover at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1878 map of Glover
 * 1878 map of Glover Town West, Glover Town

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

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

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 Glover town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1922-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Glover Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths of Glover, Vermont, 1802-May 2000, Cemetery deeds, 1903-1953, and Deeds, 1820-1852.

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

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

Libraries
Glover Public Library 51 Bean Hill Rd. Glover, VT 05839 Phone: (802) 525-4365 Glover Public Library Facebook Page

Societies
Glover Historical Society P.O. Box 208 Glover VT 05839 Email: gloverhistory@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.gloverhistoricalsociety.org/ghs/