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How to Find Vermont Birth Records (view source)
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== '''Births before 1857''' == | == '''Births before 1857''' == | ||
Birth records were kept by each town clerk. Early town clerks put birth records in town records and in land records. After about 1850, birth information was only put in town records. Town clerks were usually good at recording birth information. The towns continue to keep birth records. These are described further in [[Vermont Town Records|Vermont Town Records]].<br> | Birth records were kept by each town clerk. Early town clerks put birth records in town records and in land records. After about 1850, birth information was only put in town records. Town clerks were usually good at recording birth information. The towns continue to keep birth records today. These are described further in [[Vermont Town Records|Vermont Town Records]].<br> | ||
Following the Revolutionary War | Following the Revolutionary War until about 1870, records were not always recorded. In 1870, the State Board of Health was established and record keeping in towns improved. | ||
In 1870, the State Board of Health established | |||
Vermont towns are like western townships, so several populated places are in a town's borders. The name of the town is used in official records rather than the name of the populated place. <br> | Vermont towns are like western townships, so several populated places are in a town's borders. The name of the town is used in official records rather than the name of the populated place. <br> | ||