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United States Vermont  Windsor   Royalton

Brief History
Royalton was originally chartered (also known as patented) on November 23, 1769, by King George III through the Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York. The town was re-chartered by the Independent Republic of Vermont on December 20, 1781.

The earliest public record in Royalton is in the Proprietors’ Records and is dated February 1781. Records dating prior to 1780 were destroyed in the October 16, 1780, Royalton Raid.

Town Histories
History of Royalton, Vermont, with family genealogies, 1769-1911, by Mary Evelyn Wood Lovejoy - Book is available online.

Royalton, Vermont, by Hope Nash - Find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Royalton is Hartford. Hartford Probate Court 62 Pleasant Street PO Box 275 Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-1503

Maps
Map of modern Sharon.

The Family History Library has microfilm of maps &amp; surveys of Sharon, Vermont, 1935-1973. Order film online.

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


 * Babcock Cemetery
 * Broad Brook Cemetery
 * Village-Pine Hill Cemetery

The Family History Library has microfilm of Sharon Cemetery inscriptions copied in the year 1919. Order film online.

Churches
1. Sharon Congregational Church   55 Vermont Route 132    P.O. Box 42    Sharon, VT 05065    Phone: (802) 763-2007

2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints   175 LDS Ln. South Royalton, VT 05068   Phone: (802) 763-7784

Town Records
Digital images of Royalton Town records 1762-1952 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Royalton Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1761-1855, 1881, Land records, 1772-1906; general index to land records, 1772-1898, Town records, 1768-1943, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1997.

Royalton Town Clerk 23 Alexander Pl PO Box 680 South Royalton, VT 05068 Phone: (802) 763-7207 Email: royalclerk@bluemoo.net Website: http://royaltonvt.com/

Newspapers
Rutland Herald Newspaper

Valley News

Libraries and Historical Societies
Royalton Historical Society 4184 VT Route 14 Royalton, VT 05068 Email: John.Dumville@state.vt.us Phone: (802) 763-8567

Family History Center - South Royalton Dairy Hill Road, South Royalton, VT Phone: (802) 763-7784 Royalton Memorial Library 23 Alexander Pl. South Royalton, VT Phone: (802) 763-7094 Website: http://www.royaltonlibrary.org/