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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Lyndon

Brief History
Lyndon was chartered on November 20, 1780 by the Vermont State Legislature. The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville, and three unincorporated villages: Lyndon, Lyndon Center, and East Lyndon. Lyndon is recognized as the "Covered Bridge Capital of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom."

Historical Data
Kirby, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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

Military Records
Kirby, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1866, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

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

Maps
1875 map of Kirby

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


 * North Kirby-Brookside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Kirby Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Kirby, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1813-1882, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1949 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Lyndon Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1777-1964; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1777-1989, and Land records, 1810-1915.

Lyndon Town &amp; Village Clerk's Office 119 Park Avenue P.O. Box 167 Lyndonville, VT 05851-0167 Phone: (802) 626-5785 Website: http://www.lyndonvt.org/townclerksoffice.htm

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

Libraries and Historical Societies
Lyndon Vermont Historical Society