Vermont Record Finder
Use this table to learn which records to search to help you reach your research goal.
| 1. If you need information about | 2. Look first in | 3. Then Search |
| Adoptions | Probate Records, Town Records | Court Records, Census, Vital Records |
| Age | Census, Cemeteries, Vital Records Military Records, | Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration |
| Birth date | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records | Town Records, Military Records, Biography, Bible Records |
| Birth place | Vital Records, Church Records | Census, Military Records, Town Records |
| Boundaries and origins | Maps, Gazetteers | History, Societies |
| Children | Census, Probate Records, Vital Records, Genealogy | Town Records, Church Records, Land and Property, Bible Records |
| City or parish of foreign birth | Vital Records, Biography | Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records |
| Country of foreign birth | Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records | Biography, Military Records, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration |
| Death information | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Town Records | Probate Records, Newspapers, Bible Records |
| Divorce | Town Records, Vital Records, Court Records | Newspapers, Census |
| Ethnic background | Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration | Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records |
| Historical background | History, Periodicals, Gazetteers, Town Records | Maps, Land and Property, Church Records |
| Immigration date | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census | Maps, Biography, Minorities, Court Records |
| Living relatives | Probate Records, Directories, Town Records, Census | Biography, Newspapers, Land and Property |
| Maiden name | Vital Records, Probate Records, Church Records | Town Records, Military Records, Bible Records |
| Marriage information | Vital Records, Census, Church Records, Town Records | Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Bible Records, Probate Records, Newspapers |
| Naturalization | Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records | Land and Property, Biography, Military Records |
| Occupations | Census, Directories, Town Records | Biography, History |
| Other family members | Census, Probate Records, Town Records | Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records |
| Parents | Vital Records, Census, Church Records, Town Records | Probate Records, Biography, Genealogy, Bible Records |
| Physical description | Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship | Biography |
| Place-finding aids | Maps, Gazetteers, History | Archives and Libraries, Societies |
| Places of residence | Census, Military Records, Town Records, Taxation, Directories | Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship, Public Records |
| Place of residence when you know only the state | Census, Vital Records, Military Records | Naturalization and Citizenship, Taxation, Directories, Bible Records |
| Previous research | Genealogy, Biography, Societies | Periodicals, History, Archives and Libraries |
| Record-finding aids | Archives and Libraries, Periodicals, Church Records | Societies, For Further Reading |
| Religion | Church Records, Vital Records | Biography, History, Cemeteries |
| Social activities | Societies, Biography | Cemeteries, Directories, Town Records |