Bristol, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy
Town Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Bristol, Vermont at Wikipedia
Originally chartered on June 26, 1762, the town was named Pocock. The town was renamed Bristol in 1789, generally believed to be after Bristol, Rhode Island. The population was 3,894 at the 2010 census. [1] [2]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Bristol. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.
- Briggs Hill Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Greenwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Varney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
Bristol, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1801-1905, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. and some family history centers. Call ahead for availability.
- Bristol Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
- Bristol Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
- Addison County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
- Addison County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.
To see the churches in Bristol, visit.
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Bristol:
Bristol Federated Church History
City Directories[edit | edit source]
- Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing
Land Records[edit | edit source]
The following are online land records for the town of Bristol:
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
Bristol Historical Society
19 West Street
Bristol, VT 05443
Phone: (802) 453-3439
Website: http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/10021
Lawrence Memorial Library
40 North Street
Bristol, Vermont
Phone: (802) 453-2366
Website: http://www.lawrencelibrary.net/
Maps[edit | edit source]
The following are online maps of the town of Bristol:
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Bristol:
The probate district for Bristol is Addison.
Addison Probate Court
7 Mahady Court
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: (802) 388-2612
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
- History of Bristol, Vermont (1762-1940), by Carrie K Harvey and Clara M Kellogg (1941) - find this book in a library.
- History of Bristol, Vermont, 1762-1980, by Kenneth W Dike (1981) - find this book in a library.
- Bristol, Vermont : the early history, by Harvey Munsill (1979) - find this book in a library.
Town Records[edit | edit source]
In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:
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The following are Bristol town records available online:
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1868-1981, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bristol Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1785-1851, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1999; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1856-1999.
Town Clerk[edit | edit source]
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
Bristol Town Clerk
1 South St.
PO Box 249
Bristol, VT 05443
Phone: (802) 453-2410
Website: http://www.bristolvt.org/
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Births[edit | edit source]
Marriages[edit | edit source]
Deaths[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bristol, VT - http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/bristol.html
- ↑ History of the Town of Bristol, VT http://usgenwebsites.org/VTAddison/towns.html#bristol
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