Northfield, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Northfield was chartered on August 10, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town contains the village of Northfield, where over half of its population lives. The total population of the town was 6,207 at the 2010 census.

Northfield is home to the Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States and is recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the "Birthplace of ROTC" (Reserve Officers' Training Corps).

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


 * Aldrich Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Calvary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Elmwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Loomis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Hope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Northfield Falls Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Norwich University Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Robinson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Northfield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Washington 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 Northfield, 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 Northfield:

Congregational Church of Christ (Northfield, Vermont) Records, 1822-1879, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Brown Public Library 93 S Main St. Northfield, VT 05663 Phone: (802) 485-4621 Website: http://www.brownpubliclibrary.org/

Northfield Historical Society 75 S. Main Street PO Box 422 Northfield, VT 05663 Phone: (802) 485-4792 Email: nhscurator@gmail.com Website: http://www.nhsvt.org

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

1873 map of Northfield town

1873 map of Northfield, Center Village

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

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

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

Town Histories

 * Green Mountain heritage; the chronicle of Northfield, Vermont, Julia W McIntire; Northfield Town History Committee (1974) - find this book in a library.
 * One hundred and fifty years of Northfield, Vermont : 1781-1931, Carl Vose Woodbury (1931) - find this book in a library.
 * 1776-1876, Centennial proceedings and historical incidents of the early settlers of Northfield, Vt. : with biographical sketches of prominent business men who have been and are now residents of the town - view a digital copy of 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 Northfield town records available online:

Twon Clerk Vital Records, 1764 -1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Northfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1850-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1764-1998, and Deeds, 1795-1879.

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

Northfield Town Clerk 51 S Main St. Northfield, VT 05663 Phone:(802) 485-5421 Website: http://www.northfield-vt.gov/

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