Towns of Addison County
| Town | Date Formed | Villages & Communities Within |
|---|---|---|
| Addison | 1761 | Addison, West Addison. |
| Bridport | 1761 | Bridport, West Bridport. |
| Bristol | 1762 | Bristol, Rocky Dale |
| Cornwall | 1761 | Cornwall, West Cornwall |
| Ferrisburgh | 1762 | Basin Harbor, Ferrisburgh, Ferrisburgh Station, North Ferrisburgh |
| Goshen | 1782 | Goshen, Goshen Four Corners |
| Granville | 1781 | Granville, Lower Granville |
| Hancock | 1781 | Hancock |
| Leicester | 1761 | Leicester, Leicester Junction |
| Lincoln | 1780 | Downingville, Lincoln, South Lincoln, West Lincoln |
| Middlebury | 1761 | East Middlebury, Middlebury. |
| Monkton | 1762 | East Monkton, Monkton Boro, Monkton Ridge |
| New Haven | 1761 | New Haven, New Haven Junction, New Haven Mills, Beldens/Beldens Falls [historical] and Brooksville [historical]. |
| Orwell | 1763 | Orwell |
| Panton | 1761 | Panton |
| Ripton | 1781 | Ripton |
| Salisbury | 1761 | Salisbury, Salisbury Station, West Salisbury |
| Shoreham | 1761 | Shoreham, Shoreham Center |
| Starksboro | 1780 | Rockville, South Starksboro, Starksboro |
| Vergennes | 1788 | Vergennes |
| Waltham | 1796 | |
| Weybridge | 1761 | Weybridge, Weybridge Hill. |
| Whiting | 1763 | Whiting |
Vermont Historical Gazetteer A LOCAL HISTORY OF ALL THE TOWNS IN THE STATE Civil, Educational, Biographical, Religious and Military.
Volume I: (1867) History of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden and Essex county towns.
A gazetteer of Vermont, containing descriptions of all the counties, towns, and districts in the state; and of all its principal mountains, rivers, waterfalls, harbors, islands, and curious places. To which are added, statistical accounts of its agriculture, commerce and manufactures; with ... other useful information (1849) NOTE: This book is available online in various formats.
Addison - Addison, West Addison.
- Town of Addison from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- History of the town of Addison
- Addison Town Clerk:
65 VT Route 17 West Addison VT 05491-8919
P: 802-759-2020
F: 802-759-2233
E: addisontown@gmavt.net - Addison Town Historical Society
Old Town Hall, Addison, VT
Mailing Address: 3968 VT Route 22A, Addison, VT 05491
Bridport - Bridport, West Bridport.
- Bridport Central Cemetery (Find A Grave)
- Town of Bridport from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- History Of The Town Of Bridport
- Bridport Historical Society Museum:
Route 22-A - Bridport, VT
Mailing Address: 3177 Crown Point Road, Bridport, VT 05734
Phone: (802) 758-2654 - Bridport Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 27 Physical: 82 Crown Point Road Bridport VT 05734
P: 802-758-2483
F: 802-758-2483
E: bridporttown@gmavt.net - See Addison County Historical Societies (VHS)
Bristol - Bristol, Rocky Dale.
- Town of Bristol from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- History of the town of Bristol
- Town of Bristol, Vermont (official site)
- Bristol: Small Town Living at its Best
- Bristol Historical Society Museum:
Howden Hall Community Center - Main Street - Bristol, VT 05443
Phone: (802) 453-6029
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Lawrence Memorial Library
40 North Street, Bristol, Vermont
Phone: 802.453.2366 - Bristol Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 249 Physical: 1 South Street Bristol, VT 05443
P: 802-453-2410
F: 802-453-5188
E: tobadmin@gmavt.net
Cornwall - Cornwall, West Cornwall.
- Town of Cornwall from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- History of the town of Cornwall
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Cornwall
Town Clerk:
2629 Rte. 30 Cornwall, VT 05753
P: 802-462-2775
F: 802-462-2606
E: cornwallvt@shoreham.net
Ferrisburgh - Basin Harbor, Ferrisburgh, Ferrisburgh Station, North Ferrisburgh.
- Town of Ferrisburgh from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- History of the town of Ferrisburgh
- Town of Ferrisburgh Vermont (official site)
- Rokeby Museum
4334 Route 7 Ferrisburgh, VT 05456
Phone: 802.877.3406
Rokeby Museum is one of the best-documented Underground Railroad sites in the country. It was designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service in recognition of its outstanding history in 1997. -
Ferrisburgh Town Clerk
3279 Route 7 Ferrisburgh, VT 05456
P: 802-877-3429
F: 802-877-6757
E: ferrisburghclerk@comcast.net
Goshen - Goshen, Goshen Four Corners.
- Town of Goshen from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- History of the town of Goshen
- A History of the Town of Goshen
- Goshen Town Clerk:
50 Carlisle Hill Road Goshen, VT 05733
P: 802-247-6455
F: 802-247-6740
Granville - Granville, Lower Granville.
- Town of Granville from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Town of Granville, VT (Official Site)
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Granville Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 66
Physical: 4157 VT Route 100 Granville, VT 05747
P: 802-767-4403
F: 802-767-3968
E: granvilletown@gmavt.net
Hancock
- Town of Hancock from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Hancock Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 100
Physical: 48 VT Route 125 Hancock, VT 05748
P: 802-767-3660
F: 802-767-4370
E: hancocktwnclerk@yahoo.com
Leicester- Leicester, Leicester Junction.
- Town of Leicester from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Town of Leicester, Vermont (official site)
- Leicester Historical Society – meets at the Leicester Town Hall
- Leicester Town Clerk:
44 Schoolhouse Rd. Leicester, VT 05733
P: 802-247-5961 x3
F: 802-247-6501
E: leicestervt@comcast.net
Lincoln - Downingville, Lincoln, South Lincoln, West Lincoln.
- Town of Lincoln from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Lincoln Historical Society: Quaker Street - Lincoln, VT
Mailing Address: c/o Town Clerk, Lincoln, VT 05443;
Phone: (802) 453-3628. - Town of Lincoln, VT
- Lincoln
Town Clerk:
62 Quaker Street Lincoln, VT 05443
P: 802- 453-2980
F: 802-453-2975
E: clerk@lincolnvermont.org
Middlebury - East Middlebury, Middlebury.
- Town of Middlebury from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- A Walking History of Middlebury, by Glenn M. Andres – “…a collaborative project between the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History and Middlebury College Library and Information Services…”
- Town of Middlebury, Vermont (official town website)
- Middlebury, Vermont : Middlebury, Shire Town of Addison County - community network
- Ilsley Public Library
75 Main Street - Middlebury, VT 05753;
Phone: (802) 388-4095. - Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont
History
1 Park Street - Middlebury, VT 05753;
Phone: (802) 388-2117. - Biography: Ann Story - born in Preston, Connecticut in 1741, Ann died in 1817, in Middlebury, Vermont. A monument to commemorate her service to the Green Mountain Boys for the independence of Vermont stands in Salisbury.
- Brandon / Middlebury / Vergennes Area - Link Vermont
- Middlebury College
- Library
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Middlebury Town Clark
77 Main Street Middlebury, VT 05753
P: 802-388-8100 x 211
F: 802-388-4364
E: awebster@townofmiddlebury.org
Monkton - East Monkton, Monkton Boro, Monkton Ridge.
- Town of Monkton from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Russell Memorial Library
- Town of Monkton, Vermont
-
Monkton Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 12 Physical: 280 Monkton Ridge Monkton, VT 05469
P: 802-453-3800
F: 802-453-5612
E: townclerk@monktonvt.com
New Haven - New Haven, New Haven Junction, New Haven Mills, Beldens/Beldens Falls [ historical] and Brooksville [historical].
Beldens (aka Beldens Falls) and Brooksville were located in southern New Haven township, north of Middlebury.
- Town of New Haven, Vermont (official site)
- Brief History of New Haven, Vermont
- New Haven Historical Society
Mailing Address: 89 North Street, New Haven, VT 05472
Phone: (802) 453-3947 -
New Haven Town Clerk:
78 North Street New Haven, VT 05472
P: 802-453-3516
F: 802-453-7552
E: newhavenclerk@gmavt.net
Orwell
- Town of Orwell from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
-
Town
Lotting Plan Map of Orwell, Vermont, from a photographic copy of a map traced
by F. H. Dewart, 1923, from the town clerk’s original parchment plan of Orwell
as decipherable.
- Orwell Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 32
Physical: 436 Main Street Orwell, VT 05760
P: 802-948-2032
F: 802-945-2309
E: tckorwel@sover.net
Panton
Town of Panton from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
Panton Town Clerk:
3176 Jersey Street Panton, VT 05491
P: 802-475-2333
F: 802-475-2785
E: clerk@pantonvt.us
Ripton
- Town of Ripton from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- The Daily Riptonite Blog
- Ripton Town Clerk:
Mail: Box 10
Physical: 1311 Route 125 Ripton, VT 05766
P: 802-388-2266
F: 802-388-0012
E: townclerk@riptonvt.org - Cemeteries include:
- Addison County Cemetery List and Indexes.
- Cushman Cemetery, Ripton, Vermont, by Fletcher Brush (offsite)
- Cook Cemetery, Ripton, Vermont
- Kirby Cemetery, Ripton, Vermont, by Fletcher Brush (offsite).
Salisbury - Salisbury, Salisbury Station, West Salisbury.
- Town of Salisbury from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Salisbury Town Clerk
Mail: P.O. Box 66
Physical: 25 School House Road Salisbury, VT 05769
P: 802-352-4228
F: 802-352-9832
E: town.clerk@comcast.net - Cemeteries
- Addison County Cemetery List and Indexes
- Village Cemetery, Salisbury, VT, by Fletcher Brush (offsite).
- Holman Cemetery, Salisbury, VT, by Fletcher Brush (offsite).
- West Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, VT, by Fletcher Brush (offsite).
Shoreham - Shoreham, Shoreham Center.
- Town of Shoreham from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- History of the Town of Shoreham, Vermont: From the Date of its Charter, Octoer 8th, 1761, to the Present Time, by Rev. Josiah F. Goodhue and Samuel Swift, [ca. 1859].
- Town of Shoreham, Vermont
- Platt Memorial Library
- Shoreham Historical
Society (Facebook)
Route 22-A - Shoreham, VT 05770;
Phone: (802) 897-2600. -
Shoreham Town Clerk:
297 Main Street Shoreham, VT 05770
P: 802-897-5841
F: 802-897-2545
E: shorehamtown@shoreham.net - Shoreham, Vermont records from FamilySearch
Starksboro - Rockville, South Starksboro, Starksboro.
- Town of Starksboro from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Starksboro Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 91
Physical: 2849 VT Route 116 Starksboro, VT 05487
P: 802-453-2639
F: 802-453-7293
E: starksboro@madriver.com - Starksboro Historical Society
- Town of Starksboro
- Starksboro
History
Vergennes
- Town of Vergennes from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Vergennes: The Little City with Big Appeal
- Bixby Memorial Library:
258 Main Street - Vergennes, VT 05491;
Phone: (802) 877-2211. - Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
4472 Basin Harbor Road - Vergennes, VT 05491 - City of Vergennes - The oldest city in Vermont - 1788.
- Vergennes Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 35
Physical: 120 Main Street Vergennes, VT 05491
P: 802-877-2841
F: 802-877-1160
E: clerk@vergennes.org
Waltham
- Town of Waltham from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Waltham Town Clerk:
Mail: P.O. Box 175, Vergennes, VT 05491
Physical: 2053 Maple Street Waltham, VT 05491
P: 802-877-3641
F: 802-877-3641
E: waltham@myfairpoint.net
Weybridge
- Town of Weybridge from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Weybridge Town Clerk:
1727 Quaker Village Rd. Weybridge, VT 05753
P: 802-545-2450
F: 802-545-2624
E: clerk@townofweybridge.org
Whitting
- Town of Whiting from Vermont Historical Gazetteer.
- Whiting Town Clerk:
29 South Main St. Whiting, VT 05778
P: 802-623-7813
F: 802-623-7815
E: townclerk@whitingvt.com
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