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United States Vermont  Lamoille   Morristown 

Brief History
Morristown was charatered on August 24, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. Morristown is the largest town by population in Lamoille County, and its central village of Morrisville serves as the county's main commercial center. The population was 5,227 at the 2010 census.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. VI, Town of Johnson - view a digital version of this document online.

Town Histories

 * History of the town of Johnson, VT., 1784-1907, Oread Literary Club (1907) - view a digital copy of this book online.
 * History of Johnson, Vermont, Margaret T Smalley (1961) - find this book in a library.

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

Military Records
Johnson, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1863, are available on FamilySearch.

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

Maps
1878 map of Johnson

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


 * Bidwell-French Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Evergreen Ledge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lamoille View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plot Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Whitting Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Johnson, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1800-1880, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records

 * Johnson, Vermont Land Records, 1880-1911, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1766 -1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Morristown Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages and deaths, 1857-1999, Town records, 1807-1904, andLand records, 1806-1880.

Town of Morristown PO Box 748 43 Portland Street Morrisville, VT 05661 Phone: (802) 888-6669 Website: http://morristownvt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

Libraries and Historical Societies
Morristown Centennial Library 7 Richmond St. Morrisville, VT 05661 Phone:(802) 888-3853 Website: http://centenniallibrary.org/

Morristown Historical Society, Inc 122 Lower Main Street PO Box 1299 Morrisville, VT 05661 - View Map Phone: (802) 888-7617