Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

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Guide to Lamoille County, Vermont ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Hyde Park
Organized: October 26, 1835
Parent County(s): Chittenden, Orange
Neighboring Counties
Caledonia Chittenden Franklin Orleans Washington
See County Maps
Courthouse
Vermont, Lamoille County Courthouse.png
Location Map
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County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Lamoille County was named for Lamoille River. The county is located in the northern area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Lamoille County Courthouse
154 Main Street
Hyde Park, VT 05655
Phone: 802-888-3887
Lamoille County Website

County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1837.
Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records.
Probate Judge has probate records.[2]

Lamoille County, Vermont Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
at town creation at town creation at town creation 1837 Unknown 1837 1790
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1857. General compliance year is unknown.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

WatervilleBelvidereEdenHyde ParkJohnsonCambridgeMorristownStoweElmoreWolcottWorcesterWoodburyCalaisWaterburyHardwickGreensboroCraftsburyAlbanyLowellMontgomeryBakersfieldFletcherFairfieldWestfordUnderhillBoltonMiddlesexVermont Lamoille Towns.png


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]

Towns
Villages
Unincorporated communities
Census-designated places

Extinct Towns [7]

Towns Organized before 1800:

  • Cambridge 1781
  • Elmore 1781
  • Hyde Park 1781
  • Johnson 1792
  • Morristown 1763
  • Stowe 1763
  • Wolcott 1781 [8]

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Lamoille County, Vermont online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Vermont Cemeteries for more information.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1840 10,475
1850 10,872 3.8%
1860 12,311 13.2%
1870 12,448 1.1%
1880 12,684 1.9%
1890 12,831 1.2%
1900 12,289 −4.2%
1910 12,585 2.4%
1920 11,858 −5.8%
1930 10,947 −7.7%
1940 11,028 0.7%
1950 11,388 3.3%
1960 11,027 −3.2%
1970 13,309 20.7%
1980 16,767 26.0%
1990 19,735 17.7%
2000 23,233 17.7%
2010 24,475 5.3%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Morrisville

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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for more resources

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Civil War

Regiments. Regiments and Companies:

- 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Company D
- 13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Town Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Early Vermont vital records were kept on the town level, and beginning dates varied from place to place. Statewide requirements started in 1779. Statewide registration began in 1857, with town clerks sending copies of the previous year’s vital events to the secretary of state. For online indexes, collections, and more information, see Vermont Town Records and Vermont Vital Records.

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Lamoille County. For state-wide facilities, see Vermont Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

  • FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Lamoille County. For state-wide library facilities, see Vermont Archives and Libraries.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Lamoille County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Vermont Societies.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Lamoille County, Vermont" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamoille_County,_Vermont accessed 6 Dec 2018
  2. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 699. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lamoille County, Vermont . Page 698-699 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 686-687.
  4. Handybook for Genealogists, 181.
  5. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Vermont.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. Wikipedia contributors, "Lamoille County, Vermont," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamoille_County,_Vermont, accessed 28 June 2022.
  7. Michael J. Leclerc, Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 395. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974 D27g 2012.
  8. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 699. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.