West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
West Haven, Vermont at Wikipedia

West Haven was taken out of Fair Haven, which had been chartered by Vermont in 1779. Apparently there had been discussion about dividing the town almost from the very beginning. The name West Haven was chosen for the new town was chartered on Oct. 20, 1792. The two towns were required by the legislature to share one representative for thirty-one years, until West Haven was finally given its own seat in 1823. West Haven has primarily been an agriculture community while Fair Haven has focused on industrial growth. The town population was 264 in the 2010 US Federal Census, 2010.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

TOWN Town Clerk
West Haven Town Clerk 2919 Main Road West Haven, VT 05743 Phone: (802) 265-4880 Email: whavenoffice2919@aol.com

Vital Records

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * West Haven Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Rutland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day West Haven. For location of cemeteries, see Cemteries of Vermont, Rutland County, website at this link.


 * Adams Elbow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Carver Falls Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ghost Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hackett Dam Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hitchcock Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * J. Adams Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Haven Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

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 West Haven, 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 West Haven:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of West Haven at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of West Haven at Vermont.org
 * West Haven at FamilySearch Places
 * West Haven at Google Maps
 * West Haven at Mapcarta
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1854 Rutland County, West Haven map

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Rutland Herald online at this link.

Other 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 West Haven town records available online:


 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images) at this link. These records include Town records, v. 2, 1786-1836, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1995; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1946.
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of other original West Haven records.

Probate Records

 * The probate district for West Haven is Fair Haven. Fair Haven Probate Court 3 North Park Place Fair Haven, VT 05743 (802) 265-3380
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * The Rutland Historical Society - an affiliate library

Societies

 * West Haven Historical Society Mailing Address: 2919 Main Road, West Haven, VT 05743 Email: kellis@rrmc.org Phone: (802) 265-4880 or (802) 265-2177 Contact: Tad Mandel, Vice President