Newport City, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Newport City, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Newport was chartered on October 30, 1802 by the Vermont Legislature. In 1816, a portion of the town of Salem was annexed and is now part of Newport City. Newport City is the shire town (county seat) of Orleans County, Vermont.

The railroads brought about a population boom in the late 1800’s. On March 5, 1918, the city of Newport was formed from portions of former villages of Newport and West Derby.

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

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

Newport, Vermont City Clerk's Office 222 Main St. Newport, VT 05855 Phone: (802) 334-2112 Email: newportcityclerkjim@comcast.net Website: http://newportvermont.org/?page_id=64

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 Newport City. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orleans County, website at this link.


 * East Main Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pine Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Marys Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Newport City Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orleans 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 Newport City, 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 Newport City:

City Directories

 * 1916 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Newport at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1916 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, New Port (sic) at Ancestry - index and images ($),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
 * Newport City, Town or Village directories for 1884, 1896, 1916, 1925, 1930

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

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
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
The Newport Daily Express

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 Newport City town records available online:

Vital records (birth, death, and marriage) can be obtained from the Newport City Clerks Office.

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

Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

Libraries
Goodrich Memorial Library 202 Main St, Newport, VT 05855 Phone: (802) 334-7902 Website: http://www.goodrichlibrary.org/

Societies
Memphremagog Historical Society of Newport Museum 100 Main Street, Newport, VT 05855 Mailing Address: 96 Stagecoach Drive, Newport, VT 05855 Phone: (802) 334-6195 Historical Society Website