Bolton, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Bolton was chartered on July 7, 1763. Bolton is often referred to as "the land of boulders and bears." The town has more than twenty mountains of over 2,000 feet, and nearly as many more just under that height. The 2010 population at the 1010 Census was 1,182.

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


 * East Bolton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Bolton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Bolton 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 Bolton, 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 Bolton:

Historical Data
Historic Photos of Bolton, Vermont

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

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

1869 map of Bolton

Military Records
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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 Bolton:

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

Town Histories
A history of Bolton, Gardiner Lane (1989) - 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 Bolton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1861-1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Bolton Land Records, 1851-1903, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bolton Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1790-1834; index to deeds, 1763-1950, and Proprietors records, 1763-1791.

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

Bolton Town Clerk Office 3045 Theodore Roosevelt Highway Bolton, Vermont 05676 Phone: (802) 434-3064 Email: clerkbolton@gmavt.net Website: http://www.boltonvt.com/

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

Town Reports
The town of Bolton kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Bolton kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)