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United States Vermont  Lamoille   Johnson 

Brief History
Johnson was charatered on January 2, 1792 by the Vermont Legislature. Elmore contains East Elmore, Lake Elmore and Elmore State Park.

The town is perhaps most well known as the location of Johnson State College and Johnson Woollen Mills.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. IV, town of Elmore - view a digital version of this document online.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Johnson is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Maps
1878 map of Elmore

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


 * Elmore Mountain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lake Elmore Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Elmore, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1803-1888, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Elmore, Vermont Burial Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch (browse images only).

Town Records
Elmore, Vermont Land Records, 1853-1905, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Johnson Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of marriages, births, and deaths, 1791-1867, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/740532?availability=Family%20History%20Library Vital records of Elmore, Vermont, 1857-Oct. 1999], and Deeds, 1786-1853.

Johnson Town Clerk 293 Lower Main St. W Johnson, VT 05656 Phone: (802) 635-2611 Website: http://townofjohnson.com/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

Libraries and Historical Societies
Johnson Public Library 7 Library St. Johnson, VT 05656 Phone: (802) 635-7141 Johnson Public Library on Facebook

Johnson Historical Society Website

Johnson Historical Society on Facebook