Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Wilmington was originally granted on April 29, 1751, and the town was named for Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington. The town was not settled within the required five-year period, and was re-granted to an entirely different group on June 17, 1764 and named Draper, in honor of either or both John and Richard Draper, the famous Boston printers.

People who settled there apparently didn't like the name, establishing a practice of using the original name very early on. Vermont place names being a rather casual matter in the early days, no official action was ever taken, and the present name is more a matter of custom and usage rather than law.

Town Histories
The Early History of Wilmington, 1751 -1870, by Rev. Volney Forbes - courtesy of the Wilmington VT Historical Society.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Wilmington is Marlboro. Marlboro Probate Court Suite 104 80 Flat St Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 257-2898

Maps
1869 map of Wilmington

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Wilmington. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this link.


 * Averell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Intervale Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Restland Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverview Cemetery - insrciptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1777-1989, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Wilmington Town Clerk's Office. These include Death certificates 1989-2002 (Wilmington, Vermont), Land records, 1755-1910; with general index, and Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1770-1989; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1755-1994.

Wilmington Town Clerk 2 E Main St. Post Office Box 217 Wilmington, VT 05363 Phone:(802) 464-5836 Website: http://wilmingtonvermont.us/

Newspapers
Brattleboro Reformer

Bennington Banner Newspaper

Libraries and Historical Societies
Historical Society of Wilmington, VT The Barber House 5 Lisle Hill Wilmington, VT 05363 Website: http://www.wilmingtonhistoricalsociety.com/

Pettee Memorial Library 16 S Main St. Wilmington, VT 05363 Phone: (802) 464-8557 Email: petteelibrary@yahoo.com Website: http://petteelibrary.org/