Norton, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Norton was chartered on September 6, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. It is located on the Canadian border, immediately south of Stanhope, Quebec, Canada. The population at the 2010 US Census was 169.

From 1970 until 1994, Norton was the location of the Earth Peoples Park, a "liberated" 592-acre piece of land that was open to anyone who wanted to live there, free of charge. In 1994 it was taken over by the state of Vermont and is now Black Turn Brook State Forest.

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


 * Old Norton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Bernards Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Norton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex 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 Norton, 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 Norton:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Norton:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Norton:

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

The probate district for Norton is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

Town Histories
Three towns: Norton and Averill, Vermont, [and] Stanhope, Quebec : a history of the northeast kingdom - find this book in a library.

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 Norton town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Norton Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Norton, 1885-1999, and Land records, 1887-1905.

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

Norton Town Clerk 12 VT Route 114 E Norton, VT 05907 Phone: (802) 822-9935 Email: townofnorton@myfairpoint.net

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