Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Richmond was chartered on October 27, 1794 by the Vermont State Legislature and organized in 1795. Richmond was created from lands in what had been three contiguous towns (Jericho, Williston and Huntington); a piece of a fourth (Bolton) was added later.

Richmond Center has always been the chief village, though Jonesville, to the south on Route 2, was a close second for a number of years. Ransome Jones was a prominent village merchant in the 1880's.

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


 * Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Our Lady Of The Holy Rosary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Richmond Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Mary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Richmond 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 Richmond, 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 Richmond:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Richmond Free Library 201 Bridge Street PO Box 997 Richmond, Vermont 05477 Phone: (802) 434-3036 Email: rfl@gmavt.net Website: http://richmondfreelibraryvt.org/

The Richmond Historical Society PO Box 453 Richmond, VT 05477 Website: http://www.oldroundchurch.com/index.php/home

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

1869 map of Richmond

Military Records

 * 1863-1864.

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 Richmond:

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

Town Histories

 * Richmond, Vermont : a history of more than 200 years, Harriet Wheatley Riggs (2007) - find this book in a library.
 * Rebuilding Downtown Richmond – Spring 1908.
 * Richmond, VT History

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 Richmond town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1795-2000, can be found on FamilySearch and records from 1989-2006, can also be found on Family Search (browse only images).

Richmond, Vermont Land Records, 1851-1904, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Richmond Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1795-1851and Cemetery deeds, 1871-1977.

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

Richmond Town Hall 203 Bridge St. Richmond, VT 05477 Phone: (802) 434-2221 Website: http://www.richmondvt.gov/

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