Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Alburgh, Vermont at Wikipedia

Alburgh, founded in 1781, was spelled Alburg from 1891 to 2006.


 * Virtual Vermont Internet Magazine - Alburgh

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Grand Isle Co.:  Isle La Motte | North Hero | Franklin Co.:  Highgate | Swanton | New York Clinton Co.:  Champlain | Chazy | Quebec Le Haut-Richelieu:  |  |

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Alburgh Town Clerk
Alburgh Town Office Carol Cleland, Clerk-Treasurer 1 North Main Street Alburgh, VT 05440 TEL: 796-3468 FAX: 796-3939 village@fairpoint.net HRS: M-F 9-12 &amp; 1-5

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

 * Alburgh Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Grand Isle County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Church Records

 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Deeds in the Alburgh Town Clerk books can be found at FamilySearch in the Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005 database for Alburgh. Browse images, or use the index provided below, under Town Records.

In Town records 1792-1824 vol 1-3, there are numerical listings of the owners of each lot in 1798, 1801 and 1805.

In Town records 1818-1847 vol 4-6, there are numerical listings of the owners of each lot in 1808 and 1813 (no names on the first five lots.)

Local Histories
History, Town of Alburgh, Vermont : An Account of The Discovery, Settlement, And Interesting And Remarkable Events; compiled by Allen L. Stratton. (North Hero, Vt.:1986-2000.)

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Alburgh at FamilySearch Places
 * Alburgh at Google Maps
 * Alburgh at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Alburgh at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Alburgh at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * Alburgh plat map of 1781 (traced in 1967) It is recommended to save the map to your computer, and rotate the view clockwise. The first concession (or range) is on the left.

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other Town Records
Vermont Town Records, Alburg, Grand Isle The Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005 data base has not been indexed. These are links to take you to the images with indexes in the town books Vol. 1-3, 1792-1824 Note: generally covers town records from June 1792 to January 1807. Index to Vol 1, 1792-1801 Index to Vol 2, 1801-1803 Index to Vol 3, 1803-1806

Vol. 4-6, 1807-1832 Note: generally covers town records from January 1807 to January 1818. Index to Vol 4, 1806-1808 Index to Vol 5, 1808-1812 Index to Vol 6, 1813-1818

Vol. 7-10, 1818-1847 Index to Vol 7, 1818-1822  Index to Vol 8, 1822-1826   Index to Vol. 9, 1826-1833 Index to Vol. 10, 1827-1847

Probate Records

 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records
Tax records 1793-1805 from Vermont Town Records, Alburg, Grand Isle, vol. 1-3 1793, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805

Tax record 1806 from Vermont Town Records, Alburg, Grand Isle, vol. 4-6 1806
 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Alburgh Historical Society, Inc. Alburg Public Library, 165 Main Street, Alburgh, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 453, Alburgh, VT 05440 Phone: (802) 796-4144 or (802) 796-3547 Contact: Christine Tepper, (802) 796-4144, or Lorraine Mumley, lpmumley@fairpoint.net or (802) 796-3547 Co-Presidents. Alburgh Town Clerk, 1 North Main Street, Alburgh, VT 05440