Andover, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Andover was chartered on October 13, 1761. The town was nearly twice its present size when it was granted. However, a ridge of highlands (including the aptly named Terrible Mountain) made it virtually impossible to get from one side of the town to the other, so the western portion was made into the separate town of Weston in 1799.

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


 * East Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Heald Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Middletown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Simonsville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Andover Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor 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 Andover, 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 Andover:

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

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Andover:

1869 map of Andover

Newspapers
Rutland Herald

The Manchester Journal

Probate Records
The probate district for Andover is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

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

Town Histories
The Local History of Andover, Vermont, by Hiland H. Gutterson (1922) - Read this book online.

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 Andover town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1769-1997, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Andover Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1780-1904; index to land records, 1780-1946.

Andover Town Clerk 953 Weston-Andover Rd. Chester, VT 05143 Phone:(802) 875-2765 Email: clerk@vermontel.net

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

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