Newark, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Newark was chartered on August 15, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Remote from main roads at first and later from the railroad, Newark was slow to acquire population, and never did get many residents. The census of 1880 recorded 679 people in the town, and from then on the population has more or less steadily declined. The population was 581 at the 2010 census

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


 * Newark Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Packer Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Newark Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Caledonia 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 Newark, 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 Newark:

City Directories
1888 Newark Town Directory

Historical Data
Newark, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

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 Newark:

1875 map of Newark

Military Records
Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1866, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

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

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

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 Newark town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1919 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Newark Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, deaths, and marriages, 1786-1858, Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1918; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1905, and Land records, 1808-1912; index to land records, 1808-1925.

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

Newark Town Clerk 1336 Newark Street Newark, VT 05871 Phone: (802) 467-3336 Email: tclerknewark@kingcon.com

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