Newfane, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Windham County

Newfane

Town Information

Description

Newfane, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town was originally chartered on June 19, 1753. The town was granted as Fane (spelled both Faine and Fane in the Grant), but the French and Indian War prevented the first town meeting from taking place within the required five years. In 1772 the governor granted the name change to New Fane, and the first town meeting was held in May of 1774. The village was renamed as Newfane in 1882.

Populated Places

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

Town Records

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

Newfane Town Clerk

Newfane Town Clerk
555 Route 30 P.O. Box 36
Newfane, VT 05345
Email: tclerknewfane@newfanevt.com
Phone: 802-365-7772 Ext. 0

Vital Records

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

Births

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

Town Reports

The town of Newfane kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Newfane 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.)

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1906 1907 1908 1909 1912 1913 1914 1915 1917 1919 1921 1922 1924 1925 1926 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945 1980 1985 1986 1987

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

• Newfane Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Windham County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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

• Betterley Cemetery (aka Lost Mile Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Holland Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Newfane Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Newfane Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Parish Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Garve site.
  
• South Newfane-Branch Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Wardsboro Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Wheeler Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Williamsville Cemetery - inscriptins at Find a Grave site.
• Woodlawn Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  

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.

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

To see the churches in Newfane, 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 Newfane:

1. First Congregational Church of Newfane
PO Box 27
Newfane VT 05345
Phone: (802) 365-4079

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

Local Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

• Historic Newfane village : the houses and the people, by Robert L. Crowell (1989) - find this book in a library.
  
• Centennial proceedings and other historical facts and incidents relating to Newfane : the county seat of Windham County, Vermont, 1774-1874, by Newfane Town Clerk - view a digital version of this book online free of charge. Digital version is also viewable at FamilySearch.
• Bi-centennial : a new fane in the second century, Vermont, 1774-1974, by Robert C Kain (1974) - find this book in a library.

Maps

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

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

• 1869 map of Newfane

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

• Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

• Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

• Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

• 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 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

In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Newfane town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1761-1926, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Newfane Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1782-1907; with general index, and Records of marriages, births, and deaths (1761-1994) and burial transmit permits (1989-2002).

Newfane Town Office
555 VT Route 30
P.O. Box 36
Newfane VT 05345
Phone: (802) 365-7772
Website: http://newfanevt.com/

Probate Records

The probate district for Newfane is Marlboro.

Marlboro Probate Court
Suite 104
80 Flat St.
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: (802) 257-2898

• 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

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

Research Facilities

Libraries

Moore Free Library
23 West Street
PO Box 208
Newfane, VT 05345
Phone: (802) 365-7948
Email: newfanemoore@vals.state.vt.us
Website

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
• Greenfield Public Library - an affiliate library
• Rockingham Free Public Library - an affiliate library

Societies

Historical Society of Windham County
Vermont Rte 30
P.O. Box 246
Newfane, VT 05345
Phone: (802) 365-4148
Email: info@historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org
Website