Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Bennington   Winhall

Brief History
Winhall was chartered on September 15, 1761. The village at the junction of Routes 100 and 30 became known as Bondville in 1888, when an post office was opened there and which remains the only post office in Winhall, and better known than the town itself. The village and post office are named for the first postmaster.

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Winhall is Manchester. Manchester Probate Court P.O. Box 446 Manchester, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 362-1410

Military Records
Winhall, enrolled militia, 1863 records are available online at FamilySearch.

Maps
1856 map of Winhall

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Winhall. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this link.


 * Bondville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Gale Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lightfoot Cemetery - inscriptions a Find A Grave site.
 * Middleton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Winhall Hollow Cemetery (aka School House Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
1. First Baptist Church   Bonnet &amp; Main Streets    Bondville, VT 05340    Phone: (802) 362-1555

Town Records
Digital images of Winhall Town records, 1850-2005, are available online at

Digital images of Winhall Births with index, Marriages with index, and Deaths with index, 1857-1976, vol 1-2, are available online at

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Winhall Town Clerks Office which include Land records, 1796-1924; general indexes to land records, 1796-1973.

Winhall Town Clerk Mailing Address: P.O. Box 389 Bondville, VT 05340 Physical Address: 3 River Road Bondville, VT 05340 Phone: (802) 297-2122 Email: winclerk@comcast.net Website: http://www.winhall.org/

Newspapers
Manchester Journal

Libraries and Historical Societies
Winhall Memorial Library 2 Lower Taylor Hill Rd. Bondville, VT 05340 Phoner: (802) 297-9741

Winhall Museum River Road Mailing Address: PO Box 607 Bondville, VT 05340 Phone: (802) 297-2459 This is the local museum and archives for the area.