South Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
South Burlington was chartered on November 22, 1864 by the Vermont State Legislature. The Legislature incorporated the City of Burlington from what was then the village of Burlington and about 10,000 acres of the original New Hampshire Grant town of Burlington. Concurrently, the remainder of the original town was designated the Town of South Burlington, which, in turn, became Vermont's newest city by Act of Incorporation in 1971. Despite the name, the city is as much east of Burlington as south, curving around Burlington in a rough crescent from east to south.

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


 * Ahavath Gerim Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Eldredge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hebrew Holy Society Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Resurrection Park Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Shelburne Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * South Burlington Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Chittenden 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 South Burlington, 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 South Burlington:

City Directories
Burlington city directory for 1898, includes Winooski and South Burlington is available on microfilm from the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
South Burlington Community Library 540 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 Phone: (802) 652-7080 Email: sbclinfo@sbschools.net Website: http://www.sburlcomlib.com/

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of South Burlington:

1869 map of the Town on South Burlington

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

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

The probate district for South Burlington is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

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 South Burlington town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1866-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the South Burlington City Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of South Burlington, Vermont, 1865-11 June 2000, and Record of marriages, 1849-1877, 1899.

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

South Burlington City Clerk 575 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 Phone: (802) 846-4105 Website: http://www.sburl.com/

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