Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Plainfield was chartered on November 10, 1797 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was originally named St. Andrews Gore. The town was renamed Plainfield in November of 1797.

The principal village of Plainfield actually lies partly in Marshfield. Due south, near the Barre town line, is a village known as Plainfield Springs. Plainfield had a population of of 1,243 at the 2010 census.

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


 * Bisson Barre Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kinney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plainfield Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plainfield Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Plainfield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Washington 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 Plainfield, 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 Plainfield:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Cutler Memorial Library 151 High St. Plainfield, VT 05667 Phone: (802) 454-8504 Email: info@cutlerlibrary.org Website: http://www.cutlerlibrary.org

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

1873 map of Plainfield and Duxbury Corners

1873 map of Plainfield and North &amp; East Montpelier

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

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

The probate district for Plainfield is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Town Histories

 * The Town of Plainfield, Vermont : a pictorial history, 1870-1940, Plainfield Historical Society, (1993) - find this book in a library.
 * The history of the towns of Plainfield, Roxbury and Fayston, Abby Maria Hemenway, 1828-1890 - view a digital copy of this book online.

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 Plainfield town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital Records, 1897 -1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Plainfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; index to births and deaths, 1762-1902, Town records, 1762-1908, and Deeds, 1793-1854.

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

Plainfield Town Clerk's Office: 149 Main Street PO Box 217 Plainfield, VT 05667 Phone: (802) 454-8461 Email: plainfieldtc@gmail.com Website: http://www.plainfieldvt.us/

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