Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Arlington was chartered by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth on July 28, 1761. The first meeting to organize the town was held in nearby Pownal in October 1762.

Much of the town is rocky and consists of steep slopes on the Taconic Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. Large-scale farming was limited, so lumber and sheep became important industries. Arlington was blessed with abundant waterpower to run mills, and this drove industrial progress.

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


 * Evergreen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Guber Farm Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Le Barron-Harrington Farm Cemetery - inscriptons at Find A Grave site.
 * Matteson Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Columban Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Arlington Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Arlington Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bennington 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 Arlington, 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 Arlington:

1. Federated Church of East Arlington   Ice Pond Road    PO Box 246    E Arlington VT 05252    Phone: (802) 375-2548    Website: http://www.vtcucc.org/churches/EastArlington.html

2. Saint James Episcopal Church   Route 7A    PO Box 25    Arlington, VT 05250    Phone: (802) 375-9952     Website:

2. St. Margaret Mary Roman Catholic    3938 Route 7A     Arlington, VT 05250     Phone: (802) 362-1380

3. United Church of Christ    Sandgate Rd    Arlington, VT 05250    Phone: (802) 375-9289

City Directories
Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories

The Family History Library has microfilm of Arlington City Directories

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
The Martha Canfield Library PO Box 267 528 East Arlington Road Arlington, VT 05250 Phone: (802) 375-6153 Email: martha_canfield_lib@hotmail.com Website: http://marthacanfieldlibrary.org/

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

1856 Arlington map

Newspapers
Bennington Banner Newspaper

The Manchester Journal

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

Town Histories
A Brief History of St James Episcopal Church: 1764 to The Present in Historical Arlington, 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 Arlington town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Arlington Town Clerks Office. These include Land records, 1780-1915; general index to land records, 1780-1903

Arlington Town Clerk Physical Location: 3828 VT Route 7A, Arlington, VT Mailing Address: P.O. Bx 304, Arlington, VT 05250-0304 Phone: (802) 375-2332 Email: townclerk@arlingtonvt.org Website: http://www.arlingtonvt.org/townclerk/

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.