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Welcome to the Waterford, 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    Links to Census Records were moved to Vital Statistics section. Old photograph search was added.
12-16-2005  Addition of links to Mexican War, 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.
06-18-2006    Locations of old Waterford schools added.
08-17-2006   Added additional links.
09-09-2006   Search site for Vermont Historical Gazetteer added.
02-25-2008   Old Photograph Search Site updated. Town office information updated.
08-14-2008   Link to 1900 Federal Census added.
12-16-2008  Links to Topozone maps changed to TopoQuest.
01-14-2009  Historical Society information updated.
06-15-2009  Vital indexes search reinstated.

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.

    Waterford 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.

    Joanne Jurentkuff, Clerk-Treasurer
    532 Maple Street                         P.O. Box 56
    Lower Waterford, VT 05848       Lower Waterford 05848
    TEL: 802-748-2122                             FAX: 802-748-8196
    Email:  Town of Waterford
    Town Website: none

    Fees:  Certified Copies     -  $7.00 each 
           Non-Certified Copies -  $2.00 each

    Hours: Mon, Thurs, Fri   8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
                Tues 12:00 Noon - 6:00 PM
                Closed Wednesdays
    
    Listers’: Same                             Zoning: Same

Caledonia Probate Court

    P.O. Box 406, 27 Main Street - St. Johnsbury, VT 05819    Phone: (802) 748-6605.

Davies Memorial Library

    52 Maple Street, P. O. Box 56, Waterford, VT  05848
    Lisa Wood, Librarian 802-748-4609
    Hours: Mon thru Fri   8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
                Weds 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Waterford History

   Excerpt from Child's 1887 Gazetteer
   Upper Waterford – A Village Lost To Progress
   Waterford Mexican War Volunteers
   Waterford Civil War Volunteers
   Waterford Spanish-American War Volunteers
   Waterford Landowners in 1858
   Caledonia County Business Directories

   Jonathan David Stoddard, Esquire
   Jane Stoddard, his Wife

Jonathan David Stoddard, Esquire, born in Waterford, VT in 1801, son of David L. and Susanna (Davis) Stoddard, residents of Waterford. He was actively practicing law in the Essex County Court in 1829 and lists Waterford as his residence. Marriage intentions for J. D. Stoddard and Jane (Parks) Stoddard were filed September 18, 1825. Jonathan and Jane are buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury, VT. Paintings were done by Horace Bundy and are signed and dated 1837. Photos are courtesy of Herbert Stoddard Carpenter, IV.

     Abel Riley and Julia(Stoddard) Humphrey   Abel Riley Humphrey, son of Abel Humphrey of Burke, VT, died in Arkansaw, Wisconsin.
    Descendants of Abel Riley Humphrey    Please note that this is a "privatized" report and requires Adobe Acrobat to view.   You may obtain  Adobe Acrobat  here.

    The above files are courtesy of David Paulson.

    George Goss Letters

    Deed from Betsey Goss to Nathan Bartlett

There is no listed historical society in Waterford.

Waterford Vital Statistics

1790 Census   
1800 Federal Census   
1810 Federal Census   
1820 Federal Census   
1900 Federal Census


Births   
Burials   
Civil Unions   
Deaths   
Marriages   
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.

Waterford Schools

Waterford School, 276 Duck Pond Road, Waterford, VT  05819-9643
Open: M - F 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Sa 9:00 AM - 12 Noon

The names and locations of historic Waterford schools was derived from old copies of topographical maps.

Waterford, VT Schools of the Past

 

Waterford Churches

Lower Waterford Church

Directly beside the church building is the Town Library with the Town Clerk's Office below it. Photo is courtesy of Herbert Stoddard Carpenter, IV.

Cemetery Information

Caledonia County Cemeteries Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons

Following is a list of all cemeteries in Waterford with directions as to how to reach each one. Photos of the cemeteries are also provided. A project to list all gravestones in the cemeteries is underway. Please click on the thumbnail image to see a full size image.

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 Information

Adams-Babcock Cemetery

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Cushman Cemetery

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Fuller Hill Burial Ground

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Hill Cemetery

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Lower Waterford Cemetery

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Passumpsic Cemetery

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Powers-Wheeler Cemetery

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Riverside Cemetery

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Stiles Cemetery

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West Waterford Cemetery

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Other Waterford Links

    Northeastern US Waterfalls -- A list of waterfalls in the Northeastern US among which some may be located in Waterford.

    Some Old Photos of Waterford --  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

    Waterford Bibliography

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