Waterford, Vermont - Home Page
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.
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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-Treasurer532 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.
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
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
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