Whiting, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Whiting was chartered on August 6, 1763. For a period of nine years after the grant of its charter nothing was done toward the settlement of Whiting. The first settlers had only been in the town a few years when the Revolution began, and during the war the town was abandoned, as were many other towns in what became Vermont.

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


 * Whiting Villiage Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Whiting Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison 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 Whiting, 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 Whiting:

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

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

1871 map of Whiting Township

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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

The probate district for Whiting is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Town Histories
Our Whiting : the history of the town of Whiting, Vermont, by Harold Webster and Elizabeth Wells Webster (1976) - 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 Whiting town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1783-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Whiting Town Clerk's Office. These include Land and vital records, 1783-1863; index to land records, 1783-1925, and Land records, 1863-1891.

Whiting Town Clerk 29 S Main St Whiting, VT 05778 Phone: (802) 623-7813 Email: townofwhiting@shoreham.net

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

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