Maidstone, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Maidstone was chartered on October 12, 1761. Despite Hamilton Child's enthusiastic comment in his 1887 Gazetter that "probably no town in the state has more valuable bottom lands [for farming] than Maidstone," the town never attracted many residents. Its top population was reached with just under 300 at the time of the Civil War, and the number has declined ever since. The population at the 2010 US Census was 208.

Many interesting aspects, such as first automobile, first lawsuit, first physician, etc., of Maidstone's history can be found in the 2007 Maidstone Town Plan.

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


 * McDade Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Taylor Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Webb Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Maidstone 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 Maidstone, 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 Maidstone:

City Directories
Maidstone Town Directory

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

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 Maidstone:

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

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

Town Histories
Early Settlers of Maidstone, Vermont

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 Maidstone town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Maidstone Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records, Maidstone, Vermont, 1796-2000, and Deeds and land records, 1788-1905; index, 1788-1932.

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

Maidstone Town Office 508 Vermont Route 102 Maidstone, VT 05905 Mailing Address: PO Box 118, Guildhall, VT 05905 Phone: (802) 676-3210 Email: maidstonetownclerk@gmail.com Website: http://www.maidstone-vt.org/town-hall

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