Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The charter for Cornwall was granted by Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire, on November 3, 1761. The town was organized on March 2, 1784. The population for the 2010 US Census, 2010 was 1,185.

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


 * Cornwall Central Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Evergreen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site..
 * Fair Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cornwall VT Cemetery Records, arranged by cemeteries, taken in 1919, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.


 * Cornwall Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison 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 Cornwall, 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 Cornwall:

Church records of the town of Cornwall, Vermont, compiled by Mary Baker Allen Chapter, January 23, 1929, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Cornwall Historical Society Phone: (802) 462-2003 Email: ctall@shoreham.net

Town of Cornwall Library 2629 Route 30 Cornwall, Vermont 05753 Phone: (802) 462-2775 Website: http://cornwallvt.com/library/

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

1871 map of Cornwall Township

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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

The probate district for Cornwall is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Town Histories

 * History of the town of Cornwall, Vermont, Matthews, Lyman, 1801-1866 - this book is available online free of charge.
 * Two centuries of Cornwall life, Beulah M. Sanford (1962)- this book is available at Ancestry.com ($) or find this book in a library.
 * Cornwall people and their times, Mary Peet Green (1993) - 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 Cornwall town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1784-1855, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Cornwall Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1784-1856; index to deeds, 1784-1951, Land records, 1833-1883, and [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/374466 Town and vital records of Cornwall, Vermont, 1791-Jan. 1999].

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

Cornwall Town Offices 2629 Route 30 Cornwall, Vermont 05753 Phone: (802) 462-2775 Website: http://cornwallvt.com/

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