Northfield, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Washington County

Northfield

Town Information

Description

Northfield, Vermont at Wikipedia

Northfield was chartered on August 10, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town contains the village of Northfield, where over half of its population lives. The total population of the town was 6,207 at the 2010 census.

Northfield is home to the Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States and is recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the "Birthplace of ROTC" (Reserve Officers' Training Corps).

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

Northfield Town Clerk

Northfield Town Clerk
51 S Main St.
Northfield, VT 05663
Phone:(802) 485-5421
Website: http://www.northfield-vt.gov/

Vital Records

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

Births

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

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

• Northfield Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Northfield Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Washington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Washington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Northfield. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Washington County, website at this link.

• Aldrich Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Calvary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Elmwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Loomis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Mount Hope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Northfield Falls Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Norwich University Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Old Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Robinson 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.

To see the churches in Northfield, 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 Northfield:

Congregational Church of Christ (Northfield, Vermont) Records, 1822-1879, are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

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

City Directories

• 1931, 1942 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Northfield 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

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

• Green Mountain heritage; the chronicle of Northfield, Vermont, Julia W McIntire; Northfield Town History Committee (1974) - find this book in a library.
  
• One hundred and fifty years of Northfield, Vermont : 1781-1931, Carl Vose Woodbury (1931) - find this book in a library.
  
• 1776-1876, Centennial proceedings and historical incidents of the early settlers of Northfield, Vt. : with biographical sketches of prominent business men who have been and are now residents of the town - view a digital copy of this book online

Maps

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

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

• 1873 map of Northfield town
• 1873 map of Northfield, Center Village

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

• Burlington Free Press
• The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus
• 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 Northfield town records available online:

• FamilySearch browse only images.
• Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1850-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1764-1998, and Deeds, 1795-1879.

Probate Records

• The probate district for Northfield is Washington.
  Washington District Probate Court
  10 Elm St. #3
  Montpelier, VT 05602
  Phone: (802) 828-3405
  
• 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

Vermont. Probate Court (Washington District), East Montpelier - Court amended documents, 1903-1990, are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

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

• Brown Public Library
  93 S Main St.
  Northfield, VT 05663
  Phone: (802) 485-4621
  Website: http://www.brownpubliclibrary.org/
  

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Essex Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Montpelier Vermont FamilySearch Center
• South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
• Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
• Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies

• Northfield Historical Society
  75 S. Main Street
  PO Box 422
  Northfield, VT 05663
  Phone: (802) 485-4792
  Email: nhscurator@gmail.com
  Website: http://www.nhsvt.org
  

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