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United States Vermont  Windsor   West Windsor 

Brief History
West Windsor originally was the West Parish of Windsor. In 1848 they were legally separated and since that time they have remained two distinct townships. In 1793, the Vermont Legislature created two "parishes" within Windsor, and in 1814 made the parishes separate entities each with representation in the Legislature. The following year the two were reunited. The two were again separated in 1848, with West Windsor getting more than half the acreage and about a third of the population.

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Town Histories
The heritage of West Windsor, by Erla Bear Scull - Find this book in a library.

Parish and town : the history of Wast Windsor, Vermont, by Mary Beardsley Fenn - Find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for West Windsor is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Maps
1869 map of Windsor

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


 * Ascutney Cemetery
 * Hoisington Cemetery
 * Old South Church Cemetery
 * Saint Francis Cemetery
 * Trinity Cemetery

Churches
1. First Congregational Church of Windsor   (Old South Church)    149 Main St.    Windsor, VT 05089    Phone: (802) 674-5087

2. St Francis of Assisi Parish    30 Union St.    PO Box 46    Windsor, VT 05089    Phone: (802) 674-2157

3. St Paul's Episcopal Church   27 State St.    Windsor, VT 05089    Phone: (802) 674-6576

4. United Methodist Church   165 Main St.    Windsor, VT 05089    Phone: (802) 674-5359

Town Records
Digital images of West Windsor Town records 1732-2005 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the West Windsor Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1783-1904; general index to land records, 1783-1882, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1921-1997; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, ca. 1765-1996, and Records of births, deaths, and marriages, v. 1-3, 1764-1858.

Town of West Windsor Mailing Address: PO Box 6 Physical Address: 22 Brownsville-Hartland Road Brownsville, VT 05037 Phone: 802-484-7212 Email: town.of.west.windsor@valley.net Website: http://www.westwindsorvt.govoffice2.com/

Newspapers
The Vermont Standard

Libraries and Historical Societies
West Windsor Historical Society P.O. Box 12 Brownsville, VT 05037 Phone: (802) 484-3336 for Historic Records Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestWindsorHistoricalSociety

Windsor Public Library 43 State Street Windsor, VT 05089 Phone: (802) 674-2556 Email librarian@windsorlibrary.org Website: http://windsorlibrary.org/