Burke, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Burke was chartered on February 26, 1782 by the Vermont Legislature. The first settlers arrived in 1792 and the town was organized in 1796. The town contains the villages of East Burke, West Burke and Burke Hollow.

Historical Data
Vermont USGenWeb Page

Town Histories
Past views of Burke, by the Burke Historical Society (1986) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Burke is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

City Directories
1888 Burke Town Direcotry

Maps
1875 map of Burke

1875 map of East Burke

1875 map of West Burke

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


 * Burke Green Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Burke Meeting House Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hillside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Howland Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodmont Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Burial permits, 1905-1919, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.

Cemetery records, 1805-1879, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.

Town Records.
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Burke Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/787933 Vital records of Burke, Vermont, 1857-Oct. 2001; indexes, 1789-1989], Town records, 1796-1857, and Land records, 1799-1915; with general index.

Town of Burke 212 School Street West Burke, VT 05871 Phone: (802) 467-3717 Email: Burke@BurkeVermont.org Website: http://www.burkevermont.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

Libraries and Historical Societies
East Burke Community Library 368 Vermont 114 PO Box 309 East Burke, VT 05832 Phone: (802) 626-9823 Website: http://www.burkevermont.org/library-east-burke.php

West Burke Public Library 135 Main Street PO Box 243 West Burke, VT 05871 Phone: (802) 467-3328 Website: http://www.burkevermont.org/library-west-burke.php

Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.