Newark, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Newark, Vermont at Wikipedia

Newark was chartered on August 15, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Remote from main roads at first and later from the railroad, Newark was slow to acquire population, and never did get many residents. The census of 1880 recorded 679 people in the town, and from then on the population has more or less steadily declined. The population was 581 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

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

Newark Town Clerk 1336 Newark Street Newark, VT 05871 Phone: (802) 467-3336 Email: tclerknewark@kingcon.com

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 major cemeteries in present-day Newark. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this link.


 * Newark Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Packer Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Newark Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Caledonia 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 Newark, 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 Newark:

City Directories

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

Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Land Records
1797-1805 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). Sheriff at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1821-1896 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
Newark, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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


 * 1875 map of Newark

Military
Searchable by Town Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1866, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library. 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
Burlington Free Press The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus The Caledonian Record

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 Newark town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1919 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Newark Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, deaths, and marriages, 1786-1858, Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1918; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1905, and Land records, 1808-1912; index to land records, 1808-1925.

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

The probate district for Newark is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605
 * 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
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Randolph New Hampshire 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