Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Barnet, Vermont at Wikipedia

Barnet was chartered on December 16, 1763. Barnet contains the locations of Barnet Center, East Barnet, McIndoe Falls, Mosquitoville, Passumpsic and West Barnet.

Barnet was the home of two Henry Stevenses, father and son: the elder founded the Vermont Historical Society, while the younger was one of London's best-known booksellers and bibliographers from 1845 to 1886.

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

Adjacent Towns
Caledonia Co.:  Danville | Groton | Peacham | Ryegate | St. Johnsbury | Waterford | New Hampshire Grafton Co.:  Littleton | Monroe

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

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

Barnet Town Clerk 1743 U.S. 5 Barnet, VT 05821 Phone: (802) 633-2256 Email: townclerk@barnetvt.org Website: http://www.barnetvt.org/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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


 * Barnet Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * McIndoe Falls Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Palmer Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Passumpsic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Stevens Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Walter Harvey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Barnet Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Barnet Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Caledonia County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Barnet, 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 Barnet:

Associate Reformed Congregation Church Records, 1789-1898, are available on microfilm at the Family History Center.


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

City Directories

 * 1901-1938 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Barnet at Ancestry - index & images, ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates Barnet Town Directories: 1888, 1909, 1925, 1928, 1930 1935, and 1939
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records
1797-1805 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). Sheriff at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1821-1896 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
Barnet, Vermont USGenWeb Page

History of Barnet, Vermont : from the outbreak of the French and Indian War to present time : with genealogical records of many families, by Frederic Palmer Wells (1923) - view a digital copy of this book online.

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


 * 1875 map of Barnet Town, Barnet Town West, Norrisville and McIndoe Falls
 * 1875 map of Barnet Town and Passumpsic

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 The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus The Caledonian Record
 * 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

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries 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 Barnet town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1856 -1943, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Barnet Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/433611 Town and vital records of Barnet, Vermont, 1776?-Aug. 2001], Deeds and land records, 1783-1905; index to deeds, 1783-1895.

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

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Barnet:
 * 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

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Barnet Public Library 147 Church St. PO Box 34 Barnet, VT 05821 Phone: (802) 633-4436 Email: barnet_pub@vals.state.vt.us Website: https://barnetpubliclibrary.com/

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
 * Randolph New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Barnet Historical Society PO Box 34 Barnet VT 05821 Email: barneths@yahoo.com Website: https://barnetvt.org/?page_id=117