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United States Vermont  Lamoille   Waterville 

Brief History
Waterville was chartered on November 15, 1824 by a Vermont Act of Incorporation. Waterville was created out of three parcels: Coits Gore, Belvidere Leg and part of Bakersfield. The town contains a little more than 10,000 acres, being essentially the valley through which the North Branch of the Lamoille River flows. Probably the town was given its name because the river was the most important feature, in the same way that Brookline was named in 1794. The population at the 2010 US Census was 673.

Historical Data

 * Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. VIII, towns of Stowe and Mansfield, Stowe Fire District no. 1, Stowe Village - view a digital version of this document.
 * Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont : extract from no. 8, Lamoille County, part II, Stowe and Stowe Village - view a digital version of this document.

Town Histories

 * History of Stowe to 1869, History of Stowe to 1869 (1871) - find this book in a library.
 * History of Stowe, Vermont : from 1763 to 1934, by Walter J. Bigelow (1934) - view a digital copy of this book online.
 * Stowe, Vermont history and genealogy : the Susan W. Downer collection, by Stowe, Vermont : Stowe Historical Society (2001) - 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 Waterville is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Maps
1878 map of Stowe

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


 * Old Yard Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverbank Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sterling Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Trapp Family Lodge Grounds - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Stowe, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1798-1869, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Stowe, Vermont Cemetery Records (includes records of the Old Yard Center Cemetery, Thomas S. Luce Cemetery, Old Mansfield-Old Lude Hill Cemetery, Riverbank Cemetery, Old Ivory Luce Cemetery, West Branch Cemetery, and Sterling Cemetery) are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records

 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1903 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Waterville Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births and deaths, 1793-1864, Records of births, marriages, and deaths of Stowe, Vermont, 1857-Feb. 2000, Records of marriages and births, 1800-1856, Town records, 1808-1858, and Deeds, 1795-1850.

Waterville Town Clerk 850 Vermont 109 PO Box 31 Waterville, VT 05492 Phone:(802) 644-8865 Email: townofwaterville@myfairpoint.net

Newspapers
Stowe Reporter

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

Libraries and Historical Societies
Waterville Town Library 850 VT Route 109 Waterville, VT 05492 Phone: (802) 644-5556 Email: librarian@watervillelib.org Website: http://www.watervillelib.org/