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Welcome to the Burke, Vermont web site. Please note that this site is designed primarily for use by genealogists and is not intended to be the official town site.
Links to external web sites are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or approval of any of the products, services or opinions contained in any external web site.
What's New?
12-5-2005 Addition of new town to site.
12-15-2005 Addition of links to Mexican War, War of Rebellion, Spanish-American War volunteers.
04-03-2006 Links to search Rootsweb databases have been removed. Homeland Security has made it a possible security violation to make this type of information available.
Sorry, folks. It wasn't my idea.
04-30-2006 Locations for cemeteries updated. Thumbnails and photos added.
06-16-2006 Locations for historic schools added.
08-17-2006 Additional Links added.
09-09-2006 Search site for Vermont Historical Gazetteer added.
03-03-2008 Old Photograph Search Site updated. Town office information updated.
12-16-2008 Links to Topozone maps changed to TopoQuest.
01-14-2009 Historical Society information updated.
Guest Book
Your comments and suggestions will be most welcome and will help me improve the site. Please restrict your postings to topics relative to genealogy.
Requests for information regarding wills should be directed to the Caledonia County Court Clerk whose address is found below. Requests for information regarding vital records, land records, etc should be directed to the Town Clerk's Office as listed below.
Burke Guest Book
Town Government
It should be noted that Town Clerks as a rule no longer will perform research but will assist researchers when they visit the town offices.
Priscilla Aldrich, CVC/CVT, Clerk-Treasurer
212 School Street
West Burke, VT 05871
Tel: 802-467-3717
Fax: 802-467-8623
Website: Town of Burke
Email: Town of Burke
Hours: M-F 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Listers: M-Th 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Zoning: M-F 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Fees: Certified
Copies -
Non-Certified Copies -
Caledonia Probate Court
P.O. Box 406, 27 Main Street - St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605.
Burke Library
East Burke Community, PO Box 309, East Burke, VT 05832
Librarian: Charlotte Downes
Tel: 802-626-9823
Hours: M, Tu, Th 1:30 - 8:00 PM, Sa 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Burke Mountain Academy, PO Box 78, East Burke, VT 05832
Librarian: Ric Prescott, Contact Person
Tel: 802-626-5607 FAX: 802-626-3784
Hours: M - F 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
West Burke, 135 Main Street, PO Box 243, West Burke, VT 05871
Librarian: L. Wood
Tel: none
Hours: W & Sa 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Burke Town School, 3293 Burke Hollow Road, West Burke, VT 05871
Librarian: Trina Stephenson, mirage@sff.net
Tel: 802-467-3385 FAX: 802-467-3323
Hours: M - F 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Closed summers
Burke History
Excerpts from Child's 1887 GazetteerMexican War
Burke Landowners in 1858
War of Rebellion
Spanish-American War
The Darling Family and Burklyn Hall
Historic Burklyn Hall
A Tour Around Historic Burklyn Hall
1887-1888 Business Directory
Burke Historical Society
White School House Museum, East Burke, VT
Mailing Address: c/o Burke
Mountain Club, PO Box 309, East Burke, VT 05832
Phone:
802-626-9823
Contact Person: George Hayes
Hours and Admission: By appointment
Burke Vital Statistics
1790 Census
1800 Census
1810 Census
1820 Census
Census reporting ends with the 1820 census. There were over 50 separate
items of data gathered in the 1830 census. That fact and that names are not in
alphabetical order make it impractical to report later years.
04-03-2006 Homeland Security has indicated that to prevent identity theft, vital record information younger than 70 years should not be accessible to the public. For this reason, I have removed the links to search vital record information.
Burke Schools
The names and locations of historic Burke schools was derived from old copies of topographical maps.
Burke Churches
Early settlers built "meeting houses" rather than churches. These meeting houses served more than one religious sect. One of the finest churches in Burke is the "Meeting House". Behind it is located the Burke Meeting House Cemetery. A sign near the street explains that the Union Meeting House was built by four denominations; Universalist, Congregational, Baptist, and Methodist in 1825.
Cemetery Information
Caledonia County Cemeteries Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons
Following is a list of all cemeteries in Burke with directions as to how to reach each one. Photos of the cemeteries are also provided. Please click on the image to see a full size view. Full listings of gravestones in each cemetery is on my list of things to do.Topozone has been bought by Trails.com and no longer has the level of free map viewing you deserve. The links to the
Topozone maps have been changed to TopoQuest to provide you with the capabilities you previously enjoyed.
Cemetery Listings
Burke Green
Burke Meeting House
Hillside
Howland
Woodmont
Other Burke Links
Northeastern US Waterfalls -- A list of waterfalls in the Northeastern US among which some may be located in Burke.
Some Old Photos of Burke
-- Instructions will be shown on that site.
Vermont
Historical Gazetteer - Courtesy: Rod Skinner Local History
for Vermont towns.
HomePage for Upper Connecticut River Valley Lots of other genealogical information.
Other Listings of Interest, Courtesy - Janice Boyko
Bibliography
Burke Bibliography
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