North Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
North Hero is the shire town (county seat) of Grand Isle County and was chartered on October 7, 1779 by the Vermont Legislature. It is one of four towns comprising Vermont's "Lake Champlain Islands."

Originally, North Hero, South Hero and Grand Isle were granted to Ethan Allen, Samuel Herrick and 363 other Revolutionary War veterans as a single town known as Two Heroes.

In 1798, Two Heroes was divided into North Hero (the entire north island), Middle Hero and South Hero, with the last two sharing the southern island and a single representative to the legislature, hence they were not actually separate towns. This arrangement was not entirely satisfactory: in 1810, Middle Hero was given complete autonomy and renamed Grand Isle, which is what the French had originally called the whole southern island.

The fourth "Lake Champlain Islands" town is Isle La Motte.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day North Hero Town. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Grand Isle County, website at this link.


 * Hyde Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Jerusalem Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North End Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * North Hero Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Grand Isle 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 North Hero, 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 North Hero:

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

North Hero, Vermont, Land Records, 1855-1899, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Libraries and Historical Societies
North Hero Public Library 3195 U.S. Route 2 P.O.Box 187 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-5458 Email: nhlibrary@comcast.net Website: http://northherolibrary.org/

North Hero Historical Society P.O. Box 175 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-5544 Email: tragiro@surfglobal.net Website: http://www.northherohistoricalsociety.com/

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of North Hero:

1871 map of Alburgh, Isle La Motte &amp; Hero North Towns.

Newspapers
St. Albans Messenger

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

Grand Isle Probate Division 3677 U.S. Route 2 PO Box 7 North Hero VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-8350

Town Histories
History, town of North Hero, Vermont : an account of the discovery, settlement, and interesting and remarkable events, by Allen L Stratton (1976) - find this book in a library.

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 North Hero town records available online:


 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-1915, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * North Hero, Vermont Vital Records, 1903-2006, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the North Hero Town Clerk's Office. These include: Deeds, town and vital records, 1795-1882.

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

Town of North Hero 6441 U.S. Route 2 PO Box 38 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: (802) 372-6926 Website: http://www.northherovt.com/

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