Milton, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Milton was chartered on June 8, 1763. In February 1782, the town was first settled by William Irish, Leonard Owen, Amos Mansfield, Absalom Taylor, and Thomas Dewey.

For the most part, Milton is one of Burlington's bedroom communities, though an effort is underway to attract businesses to an industrial park on the site of the former Catamount Stadium, for many years the only place to be on a Saturday night if you were a stock car racing fan.

Old maps depict Snake or Rattlesnake Mountain on the town's northern line, names long since dropped in favor of the more pleasing Arrowhead Mountain, appropriate due to the presence in the town of an ancient Native flint quarry.

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


 * Austin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Checkerberry Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mars Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Milton Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Milton Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Miltonboro Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * New West Milton Cemetery - Inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old West Milton Cemetery - insriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Anne's Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Milton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Chittenden 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 Milton, 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 Milton:


 * Trinity Episcopal Church Records, 1867-1946, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Milton Public Library 39 Bombardier Road Milton VT 05468 Phone: (80) 893-4644 Email: library@town.milton.vt.us Website: http://www.miltonlibraryvt.org

Milton Historical Society 13 School St. Milton, VT 05468 Phone: (802) 893-1604 Email: miltonhistorical@yahoo.com Website: https://www.facebook.com/MiltonHistoricalSocietyVT/

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

1869 map of Milton

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

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

Town Histories

 * Milton's story : 1763-1976, Milton (Vt.). Bicentennial Committee (1976) - find this book in a library.
 * Look around Colchester and Milton, Vermont, by Lilian Baker Carlisle and Christopher W Closs (1975) - find this book in a library.

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 Milton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1948-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Milton, Vermont Land Records, 1854-1901, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Milton Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1776-1811, 1850-May 2000; indexes, 1776 to 1968, and Deeds, 1788-1854; index to deeds, 1763-1935.

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

Milton Town Clerk 43 Bombardier Rd. Mailing Address: PO Box 18 Milton VT 05468-3205 Phone: (802) 893-4111 Website: http://www.miltonvt.org/

Vital Records
The probate district for Milton is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518