Kirby, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Kirby was chartered on October 28, 1807 by the state of Vermont through an Act of Incorporation. Kirby was created from two separate parcels of land: Hopkinsville (sometimes Hopkins Gore, Hopkins Grant or Hopkintonia) and Burke Tongue, which had been a part of the older town of Burke. Kirby has a shape of an arrowhead, pointing due south to the northern corner of the town of Waterford. The town is roughly half the size of most towns.

Historical Data
Kirby, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

Military Records
Kirby, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1866, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Probate Records
The probate district for Kirby is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

City Directories
Kirby Town Directories: 1888, 1909, 1925, 1928, 1930, and 1935.

Maps
1875 map of Kirby

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


 * North Kirby-Brookside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Kirby Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Kirby, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1813-1882, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1949 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Kirby Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1777-1964; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1777-1989, and Land records, 1810-1915.

Kirby Town Clerks Office Physical Address: 346 Town Hall Road Kirby, VT 05851 Mailing Address: 346 Town Hall Road Lyndonville, VT 05851 Phone: 802-626-9386 Email: kirbytc@kingcon.com

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

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