Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
The charter for Cornwall was granted by Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire, on November 3, 1761. The town was organized on March 2, 1784. The population for the 2010 US Census, 2010 was 1,185. [1] [2]
Historical Data[edit | edit source]
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
- History of the town of Cornwall, Vermont, Matthews, Lyman, 1801-1866 - this book is available online free of charge.
- Two centuries of Cornwall life, Beulah M. Sanford (1962)- this book is available at Ancestry.com ($) or find this book in a library.
- Cornwall people and their times, Mary Peet Green (1993) - find this book in a library.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
The probate district for Cornwall is Addison.
Addison Probate Court
7 Mahady Court
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: (802) 388-2612
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Cornwall. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.
- Cornwall Central Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Evergreen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site..
- Fair Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- South Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
Cornwall VT Cemetery Records, arranged by cemeteries, taken in 1919, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.
Churches[edit | edit source]
Church records of the town of Cornwall, Vermont, compiled by Mary Baker Allen Chapter, January 23, 1929, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library.
Town Records[edit | edit source]
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1784-1855, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Cornwall Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1784-1856; index to deeds, 1784-1951, Land records, 1833-1883, and Town and vital records of Cornwall, Vermont, 1791-Jan. 1999.
Cornwall Town Offices
2629 Route 30
Cornwall, Vermont 05753
Phone: (802) 462-2775
Website: http://cornwallvt.com/
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
Cornwall Historical Society
Phone: (802) 462-2003
Email: ctall@shoreham.net
Town of Cornwall Library
2629 Route 30
Cornwall, Vermont 05753
Phone: (802) 462-2775
Website: http://cornwallvt.com/library/
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Cornwall, VT History http://www.cornwallvt.com
- ↑ History of the Town of Cornwall, VT http://usgenwebsites.org/VTAddison/towns.html#cornwall
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