Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Arlington, Vermont at Wikipedia

Arlington was chartered by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth on July 28, 1761. The first meeting to organize the town was held in nearby Pownal in October 1762.

Much of the town is rocky and consists of steep slopes on the Taconic Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. Large-scale farming was limited, so lumber and sheep became important industries. Arlington was blessed with abundant waterpower to run mills, and this drove industrial progress.

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

Arlington Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Arlington Town Clerk Physical Location: 3828 VT Route 7A, Arlington, VT Mailing Address: P.O. Bx 304, Arlington, VT 05250-0304 Phone: (802) 375-2332 Email: townclerk@arlingtonvt.org Website: http://www.arlingtonvt.org/townclerk/

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 cemeteries in present-day Arlington. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this link.


 * Evergreen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Guber Farm Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Le Barron-Harrington Farm Cemetery - inscriptons at Find A Grave site.
 * Matteson Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Columban Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Arlington Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Arlington Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bennington 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 Arlington, 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 Arlington:

1. Federated Church of East Arlington   Ice Pond Road    PO Box 246    E Arlington VT 05252    Phone: (802) 375-2548    Website: http://www.vtcucc.org/churches/EastArlington.html

2. Saint James Episcopal Church   Route 7A    PO Box 25    Arlington, VT 05250    Phone: (802) 375-9952     Website:

2. St. Margaret Mary Roman Catholic    3938 Route 7A     Arlington, VT 05250     Phone: (802) 362-1380

3. United Church of Christ    Sandgate Rd    Arlington, VT 05250    Phone: (802) 375-9289

City Directories

 * 1913-1946 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Arlington at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing
 * Various Dates The Family History Library has microfilm of Arlington City Directories
 * Various Dates Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1782-1832 (*) Bennington County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death.

A Brief History of St James Episcopal Church: 1764 to The Present in Historical Arlington, Vermont.

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


 * 1856 Arlington map

Military
Searchable by Town 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
Bennington Banner Newspaper The Manchester Journal

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 Arlington town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Arlington Town Clerks Office. These include Land records, 1780-1915; general index to land records, 1780-1903

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

Libraries
The Martha Canfield Library PO Box 267 528 East Arlington Road Arlington, VT 05250 Phone: (802) 375-6153 Email: martha_canfield_lib@hotmail.com Website: http://marthacanfieldlibrary.org/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library