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United States Vermont  Addison   Lincoln

Brief History
Lincoln was chartered on November 9, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. Like several other Addison County towns, Lincoln was settled by members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. The first Quakers settled in an area known as Mud Flat about 1795. As time went by and other Quakers joined the original group, the area became known as Quaker Stand. The meeting house is gone and the Society has dispersed, but one part of Lincoln village is still called Quaker Street.

Town Histories
Lincoln, history of a mountain town from first settlements to the present, by Richard V. Reed, Linda Norton, and Travis Harris (1980) - view digital copy of book online.

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Lincoln is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Maps
1871 map of Lincoln township

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Lincoln. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.


 * Brookside Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1763-1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Leicester Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1999, and Land and vital records, 1792-1851; index to land records, 1786-1952

Town of Lincoln 62 Quaker St. Lincoln, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-2980 Email: clerk@lincolnvermont.org Website: http://lincolnvermont.org/index.html

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

Libraries and Historical Societies
Lincoln Library 222 West River Road Lincoln, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-2665 Email: lincolnlibraryvt@gmail.com Website: http://www.lincolnlibraryvt.com/