Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Town Information

Description

Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire, granted the charter of Clarendon to Caleb Williams and others on September 5, 1761, dividing the town into seventy shares, containing 23,600 acres. Clarendon is almost purely an agricultural district. The surface is diversified with hills, mountains and valleys, and several considerable streams drain the town. The town is bounded on the north by Rutland, east by Shrewsbury,south by Wallingford and Tinmouth, and west by Ira. Clarendon is split into the villages of Clarendon, West Clarendon, East Clarendon, Clarendon Springs, and North Clarendon.

In 1810 Clarendon had 1,797 inhabitants. The population in 2010 was 2,571people.

In the early period the people were industrious and economical, their garments
homemade, their habits simple. They cut down the forests, cleared the
land, made the roads, fences and houses, some of which remain to this day.

Nearly all of the early industries, except farming, as well as the mercantile
business, which for many years gave Clarendon a position as a leading town in
the county, have been given up, mainly due to the building of the railroads.
The Rutland and Bennington Railroad crosses the town north and south, and
the Vermont Central crosses the northeast corner of the town. These improvements only served to carry to other cities/towns (principally to Rutland) the business of the locality.¹

Parent Towns

Populated Places

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

Boundary Changes

Adjacent Towns

Town Records

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

Clarendon Town Clerk

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

Clarendon Town Clerk
279 Middle Road
Clarendon, VT 05759
Phone: (802) 775-4274
Fax: (802) 775-4274
Website: Clarendon Vt

Vital Records

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

Births

1909-Onward Vermont, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriages

Deaths

Divorce

Town Reports

The town of Clarendon kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Clarendon kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

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: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-2.
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: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-6.
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: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-4.
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

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

Cavanaugh Cemetery (also called Briggs Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Chippenhook Cemetery (also called West Clarendon Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Clarendon Flats Cemetery ( also called South Flats Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Dean Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
East Clarendon Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Edmunds Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Haven Hill Cemetery (Crary-Walker) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Matteson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Old Marsh Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Parker Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Potter Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Rutland Jewish Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Smith Cemetery (also called Button Cemetery, Pratt Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Spafford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Tubbs Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

Clarendon Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
Clarendon Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Rutland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Rutland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Clarendon, 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 Clarendon:

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

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
637 N Shrewsbury Road
North Clarendon, VT 05759‎
(802) 773-8346

2. The Brick Church at Clarendon (Congregational)
298 Middle Road
North Clarendon, VT 05759
802-773-3873

City Directories

1911 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Clarendon at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies

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

Immigration

Land Records

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

Local Histories

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Boundary Map of Clarendon at HomeTownLocator
Clarendon at FamilySearch Places
Clarendon at Google Maps
Clarendon at Mapcarta
McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
Town of Clarendon at Vermont.org
Vermont Maps State Page

1854 Rutland County, Clarendon map

Migration

Military

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

Rutland Herald online at this link

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 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
2003-2014 Vermont Obituaries, 2003-2014(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other Town Records

Probate Records

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

The probate district for Clarendon is Rutland.

Rutland Probate Court
83 Center Street
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 775-0114

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

School Records

Tax Records

1861-1866 Internal revenue assessment lists for Vermont, 1861-1866(*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Websites

Research Facilities

Libraries

Museums

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
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