Bridport, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

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

Town Histories
There's only one Bridport in the U.S.A., by Wallace L Payne, Raymond H Lounsbury, Bridport Historical Society, et al - 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 Bridport is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Maps
1871 Bridport Township map

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


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

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1782-1959, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bridport 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.

Bridport Town Clerk 82 Crown Point Road P.O. Box 27 Bridport, VT 05734 Phone: (802) 758-2483 Clerk Email: bridporttown@gmavt.net

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

Libraries and Historical Societies
Bridport Historical Society VT Route 22A &amp; Crown Point Road Mailing Address: 3177 Crown Point Road Bridport, VT 05734 Email: msunderland@gmavt.net Phone: (802) 758-2654