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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Sheffield

Brief History
Sheffield was chartered on October 25, 1793 by the Vermont Legislature. Sheffield Village was the only village established within the town of Sheffield. The population was 703 at the 2010 Census.

Historical Data
Sheffield, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Town Histories
Through hopes, and dreams, and evergreens : the two-hundred year history of Sheffield, by the Sheffield Historical Society (1993) - find this book in a library.

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

Military Records
Sheffield, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1864-1867, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

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

Maps
1875 map of Ryegate

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


 * Blue Mountain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hillside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old Scotch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pinehurst Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Whitelaw Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Ryegate Cemetery Records, early to 1870, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1799-1958, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Sheffield Town Clerk's Office. These include Births (1868-1930), marriages (1868-1950), deaths (1868-2001), Town and vital records, 1770-1886; index to vital records, 1858-1915, and Land records and deeds, 1781-1904; index, 1781-1925.

Sheffield Town Clerk 37 Dane Road P.O. Box 165 Sheffield, VT 05866 Phone: (802) 626-8862 Email: townclerk@sheffieldvt.org Website: http://sheffieldvt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record