Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Washington   Waitsfield 

Brief History
Waitsfield was created by Vermont charter on February 25, 1782. It was granted to militia Generals Benjamin Wait and Roger Enos and others, and named for Wait. The primary villages in the town are Waitsfield and Irasville.

Town Histories

 * Historical address delivered August 7, 1889, at the centennial celebration : commemorating the first settlement of the town of Waitsfield, Vermont, by General Benjamin Wait - view a digital copy of this book online.
 * History of the town of Waitsfield : incl. an engraving of Bethany Church at Montpelier, and papers from Marshfield and Middlesex (1882) - view a digital copy of this book online.
 * History of the Town of Waitsfield1782-1908, with Family Genealogies, by Matt Bushnell Jones (1909).

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Waitsfield is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Church Records
Records of the Congregational Church in Waitsfield, 1796-1876, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Maps
1873 map of Fayston and Waitsfield, Irasville

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


 * Common Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Irasville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wait Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Watisfield Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital Records, 1918 -1988, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Waitsfield Town Clerk's Office. These include:


 * A book of records for births, deaths, and marriages for the town of Waitsfield, ca. 1780-1856
 * Deaths as occurred in Waitsfield, Vt. since 1872, 1872-1910
 * Record of marriage certificates, 1852-1876
 * Records of births, deaths, and marriages, 1868-1911; index to births, deaths, and marriages, 1857-1908
 * Records of births, v. 1-5, 1903-1929; card index to births, 1903-1997
 * Records of deaths, 1909-1997
 * Records of marriages, v. 1-7, 1905-1941
 * Deeds, 1795-1856.

Waitsfield Town Office 9 Bridge Street Waitsfield, VT 05673 Phone: (802) 496-2218 Website: http://www.waitsfieldvt.us/clerk/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Joslin Memorial Library 4391 Main St. Waitsfield, VT 05673 Phone:(802) 496-4205 Website: http://www.joslinmemoriallibrary.com/

Waitsfield Historical Society PO Box 816 Waitsfield, VT 05673 Website: http://www.waitsfieldhistoricalsociety.com/