Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Burlington, Vermont at Wikipedia

Burlington was chartered on July 7, 1763 (New Hampshire Grant) and was incorporated as a city on November 22, 1864 by act of the Legislature. The original town was split into what is now the City of Burlington and a new town of South Burlington. A portion of the original acreage had already been drawn off to form Williston. Burlington is Vermont's largest city.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

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

Burlington City Clerk/Treasures Office 149 Church St. Burlington, VT 05401 Phone: (802) 865-7000 Website: http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CT

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Elmwood Avenue Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Greenmount Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lakeview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mt. Calvary (new) Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mt. Calvary (old) Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mt. Calvary (annex) Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Saint Mary's Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rocky Point Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Joseph Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Burlington Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Chittenden 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 Burlington, 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 Burlington:

Vermont Episcopal Institute, Parish Records, 1895-1928 are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

St. Paul's Parish Records, vol. 1-4, 1831-1929 are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * 1865-1962 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Burlington at Ancestry - index & images, ($),some years may be missing
 * 1866-1960 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Burlington at Ancestry - index & images, ($),some years may be missing
 * 1871-1872 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images,
 * 1881-1883 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing
 * 1898 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1942 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1952 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1956 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1952-1956 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Burlington and South Burlington at Ancestry - index & images, ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing
 * Various Dates (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images, some years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * About Burlington Vermont, Charles Edwin Allen (1905) - view digital copy of book online.
 * Salute to Burlington : an informal history of Burlington, Vermont, by Robert B Michaud (1991) - find this book in a library.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Burlington at HomeTownLocator
 * Burlington at FamilySearch Places
 * Burlington at Google Maps
 * Burlington at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Burlington at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1869 map of Burlington City
 * 1869 map of Burlington and South Burlington
 * Old maps of Burlington, Vermont

Military
Searchable by Town Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Burlington Free Press
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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 Burlington town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1789-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Burlington City Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1789-2000; indexes to marriages, births, deaths, 1789-1982.

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

The probate district for Burlington is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Libraries
Fletcher Free Library 235 College St. Burlington, VT 05401 Phone: (802) 863-3403 Website: http://www.fletcherfree.org/

Bailey-Howe Library 538 Main St Burlington, VT Phone: (802) 656-2023 Website: http://library.uvm.edu/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library