Wolcott, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Wolcott was chartered on August 22, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was named for General Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The population at the 2010 US Census was 1,676.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. 10, Town of Wolcott - view a digital version of this document.

Vital Records

 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
 * Wolcott, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Probate Records
The probate district for Wolcott is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Maps
1878 map of Wolcott

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


 * Davenport Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairmount Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hubbell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Taylor Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Wolcott Cemetery Records, early to 1870, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Town Records

 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1955 - 1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Wolcott, Vermont Land Records, 1853 -1929, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Wolcott Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Wolcott, Vermont, 1769-1999, and Deeds, 1794-1853.

Wolcott Town Clerks Office 28 Railroad St. PO Box 100 Wolcott, VT 05680 Phone: (802) 888-2746 Email: Wolcott@pshift.com Website: http://www.wolcottvt.org/

Newspapers
The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

Libraries and Historical Societies
Glee Merritt Kelley Community Library 320 School Mill Rd. Wolcott, VT 05680 Phone: (802) 472-6551 Website: http://www.wolcott.ossu.org/departments/library