Woodford, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Woodford was chartered on the 6th of March, 1753. Due to the French and Indian Wars, it was not settled within the required five years and was re-granted August 12, 1762. The town organization was not effected earlier than February, 1789. Woodford ranks with the more mountainous towns of the county, being situate almost wholly within the main range of the Green Mountain chain and is the highest-altitude village in the state.

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 Woodford is Bennington. Bennington Probate Division 207 South St. Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 447-2705

Miltary Records
Woodford, enrolled militia, 1861-1867, records are available online at FamilySearch.

City Directories
The Family History Library has microfilm of the 1913 and 1915 Woodford City Directories.

Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories.

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


 * Waters Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Woodford Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Woodford City Cemetery Inscriptions

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Woodford Town Clerks Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1858-1994; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, ca. 1800-1994, Land records, 1792-1903; index to land records, 1792-1950, and Attachments of property, 1855-1880.

Woodford Town Office 1391 Vermont Rte. 9 Woodford, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 442-4895 Email: info@woodfordvt.org Website: http://woodfordvt.org/

Newspapers
Bennington Banner Newspaper