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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Peacham

Brief History
Peacham was chartered on December 31, 1763. The first recorded town meeting took place in 1784. Villages and hamlets in Peacham include: Peacham, South Peacham, East Peacham, North Peacham, Peacham Hollow, Ewells Mills, and Green Bay. The population was 732 at the 2010 census.

Historical Data
Peacham, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

Military Records
Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1866, are available on microfilm from the Family History Library. Order film online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Peachman is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

Maps
1875 map of Newark

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Peachman. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this link.


 * Newark Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Packer Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1796-2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Peachman Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, deaths, and marriages, 1786-1858, Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1918; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1905, and Land records, 1808-1912; index to land records, 1808-1925.

Peacham Town Clerk's Office 79 Church Street P. O. Box 244 Peacham, VT 05862-0244 Phone: (802) 592-3218 Eamil: townclerk@peacham.net Website: http://www.peacham.net/townclerk/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

Libraries and Historical Societies
Peacham Historical Association P.O. Box 101 Peacham, VT 05862 Email: info@peachamhistorical.org Website: https://sites.google.com/a/peachamhistorical.org/www/