Landgrove, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Landgrove is unusual in that it was chartered to people who already lived there. In 1769 William Utley, his son Asa, and their families settled in what they thought was the town of Bromley (now Peru). In time they discovered that they had settled in a gore of unchartered land between Bromley on the west and Weston and Londonderry on the east. Up to that time it had been assumed that Bromley abutted Weston and Londonderry.

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


 * New Landgrove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old Landgrove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * at FamilySearch Catalog
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 * Bennington 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 Landgrove, 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 Landgrove:

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.

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

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

1856 Landgrove map

Newspapers
The Manchester Journal

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

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

Town Histories
The Landgrove Meetinghouse : a cross section of Landgrove, Vermont history by Fontaine Martin. Locate 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 Landgrove town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Landgrove Town Clerks Office. These include Clerk's records of birth certificates, burial permits, and marriage licenses, 1903-1941, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1781-1994, and Land records, 1800-1909.

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

Landgrove Town Clerk Mailing Address: P.O. Box 508 Londonderry, VT 05148 Physical Address: 88 Landgrove Road Landgrove, VT 05148 Phone:: (802) 824-3716 Email: landgrov@sover.net

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