Elmore, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Elmore, Vermont at Wikipedia

Elmore was charatered on August 21, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. Elmore contains East Elmore, Lake Elmore and Elmore State Park. The town was named for Colonel Samuel Elmore, a Colonel in the Revolutionary War.

The population at the 2010 US Census was 855.

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

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

Elmore Town Clerk 1175 Vermont 12 Lake Elmore, VT 05657 Phone: (802) 888-2637 Website: http://www.elmorevt.org/

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 Elmore. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Lamoille County, website at this link.


 * Elmore Mountain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lake Elmore Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Elmore, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1803-1888, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Elmore, Vermont Burial Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch (browse images only).


 * Elmore Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Lamoille 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 Elmore, 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 Elmore:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and 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
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. IV, town of Elmore - view a digital version of this document online.

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


 * 1878 map of Elmore

Military
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 New and Citizen

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 Elmore town records available online:

Elmore, Vermont Land Records, 1853-1905, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Elmore Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of marriages, births, and deaths, 1791-1867, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/740532 Vital records of Elmore, Vermont, 1857-Oct. 1999], and Deeds, 1786-1853.

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

The probate district for Elmore is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

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

Societies
Elmore Historical Society Website