Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Town Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Winhall was chartered on September 15, 1761. The village at the junction of Routes 100 and 30 became known as Bondville in 1888, when an post office was opened there and which remains the only post office in Winhall, and better known than the town itself. The village and post office are named for the first postmaster. ^[1]^[2]

Parent Towns[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

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

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Adjacent Towns[edit | edit source]

Town Records[edit | edit source]

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office
Digital images of Winhall Town records, 1850-2005, are available online at FamilySearch.

Winhall Town Clerk[edit | edit source]

Winhall Town Clerk
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 389 Bondville, VT 05340
Physical Address: 3 River Road Bondville, VT 05340
Phone: (802) 297-2122
Email: winclerk@comcast.net
Website: http://www.winhall.org/

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Digital images of Winhall Births with index, Marriages with index, and Deaths with index, 1857-1976, vol 1-2, are available online at FamilySearch.

Births[edit | edit source]

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

Marriages[edit | edit source]

Deaths[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Town Reports[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Bondville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Gale Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Lightfoot Cemetery - inscriptions a Find a Grave site.
Middleton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Winhall Hollow Cemetery (aka School House Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

Winhall Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
Bennington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Bennington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census[edit | edit source]

Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wik

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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 Winhall, 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 TOWN:

1. First Baptist Church
Bonnet & Main Streets
Bondville, VT 05340
Phone: (802) 362-1555

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

City Directories[edit | edit source]

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

Compiled Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Land Records[edit | edit source]

The following are online land records for the town of Winhall:

1600s-1900s Vermont Land Records, Early to 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($),
Vermont Land and Property
1782-1832 Miscellaneous County Records, 1782-1832 (Includes Land Records0(*) Bennington County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Maps[edit | edit source]

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

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

1856 map of Winhall

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Some Records are Searchable by Town
Winhall, enrolled militia, 1863 records are available online at Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867 - How to Use this Collection.

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783[edit | edit source]

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Civil War, 1861-1865[edit | edit source]

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World War I, 1917-1918[edit | edit source]

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World War II, 1941-1945[edit | edit source]

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Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Manchester Journal

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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:

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

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

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

The probate district for Winhall is Manchester.
Manchester Probate Court
P.O. Box 446
Manchester, VT 05846
Phone: (802) 362-1410

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[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Winhall Memorial Library
2 Lower Taylor Hill Rd.
Bondville, VT 05340
Phoner: (802) 297-9741

Museums[edit | edit source]

Winhall Museum
River Road
Mailing Address: PO Box 607
Bondville, VT 05340
Phone: (802) 297-2459
This is the local museum and archives for the area.

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