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United States Vermont  Chittenden   Richmond 

Brief History
Milton was chartered on

October 27, 1794 by the Vermont State Legislature and organized in 1795. Richmond was created from lands in what had been three contiguous towns (Jericho, Williston and Huntington); a piece of a fourth (Bolton) was added later.

Richmond Center has always been the chief village, though Jonesville, to the south on Route 2, was a close second for a number of years. Ransome Jones was a prominent village merchant in the 1880's.

Town Histories

 * Richmond, Vermont : a history of more than 200 years, Harriet Wheatley Riggs (2007) - find this book in a library.
 * Rebuilding Downtown Richmond – Spring 1908.
 * Richmond, VT History

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Milton is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Maps
1869 map of Milton

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


 * Austin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Checkerberry Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mars Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Milton Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Milton Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Miltonboro Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * New West Milton Cemetery - Inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old West Milton Cemetery - insriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Anne's Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches

 * Trinity Episcopal Church Records, 1867-1946, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1795-2000, can be found on FamilySearch and records from 1989-2006, can be found on Family Search (browse only images).

Richmond, Vermont Land Records, 1851-1904, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the richmond Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1795-1851.

Richmond Town Hall 203 Bridge St. Richmond, VT 05477 Phone: (802) 434-2221 Website: http://www.richmondvt.gov/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Milton Public Library 39 Bombardier Road Milton VT 05468 Phone: (80) 893-4644 Email: library@town.milton.vt.us Website: http://www.miltonlibraryvt.org

Milton Historical Society 13 School St. Milton, VT 05468 Phone: (802) 893-1604 Email: miltonhistorical@yahoo.com Website: http://www.miltonvt.org/departments/90-departments/recreation/302-historicalsociety.html