Barton, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Orleans   Barton 

Brief History
The town of Barton was chartered on October 20, 1789 by the Vermont Legislature. The town includes two incorporated villages, Barton and Orleans.

Barton was originally to have been granted in 1781 and named for Providence, Rhode Island, the home of many of the grantees (sixty Revolutionary War veterans, among them the American Naval hero, John Paul Jones).

It was not until eight years later that the charter was actually issued, and named for Colonel William Barton (first-named grantee), who planned and executed the capture of British General Prescott in 1777, considerably lessening the pressure on Washington's troops in New Jersey.

The population was 2810 at the 2010 US Census.

Town Histories
A history of Barton, Vermont by Darlene Young (1998) - find this book in a library.

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

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

Church Records

 * Barton, Vermont St. John the Baptist Mission Parish Register, 1910-1918, is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.
 * Manual of the First Congregational Church in Barton, Vermont (1909) can be viewed online.
 * Centennial book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Barton,Vermont (1928) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

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


 * Heath Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Paul's Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Barton-Willoughby Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Welcome O. Brown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Barton Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Barton, Vermont, 1857-July 2000, Record of births, deaths, and marriages, Barton, Vermont, 1775 to 1860, and Town records, 1789-1890.

Town of Barton 34 Main St. Barton, VT 05822 Phone: (802) 525-6222 Email: bartontown@comcast.net Website: https://sites.google.com/site/townofbarton/

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Libraries and Historical Societies
Barton Public Library 100 Church St. PO Box 549 Barton, VT 05822 Phone: (802) 525-6524 Website: http://bartonpubliclibrary.org