Granville, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Granville, Vermont at Wikipedia

Granville, which was chartered on August 8, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature, was granted to Reuben King and six other members of his family, and named Kingston in the charter. The town's name was changed by the legislature on November 6, 1833. Some of the earliest Vermont records for the town of Granville show its name spelled Grantville. This gives rise to the thought that possibly the name merely meant that the town was granted by the Vermont legislature. The population was 298 at the 2010 census.

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

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

Granville Town Clerk 4157 VT Rte 100 PO Box 66 Granville, VT 05747 Phone: (802) 767-4403 Email: granvilletown@gmavt.net Website: http://www.granvillevermont.org/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Granville. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.


 * Elmwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * North Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * South Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Granville Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison 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 Granville, 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 Granville:

Church records, Hancock &amp; Granville, VT, 1878-1922 - available on microfilm from the Family History Library.

City Directories

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

Local Histories
Granville Historical Photos

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


 * 1871 map of Granville Township

Military
Searchable by Town 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
Addison County Independent ($) Burlington Free Press Rutland Herald

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 Granville town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1801-1927, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Granville Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1785-1849; index, 1785-1945, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1841-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1785-1998.

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Granville: The probate district for Granville is Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: 802-388-2612
 * 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

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library