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United States Vermont  Essex   Guildhall 

Brief History
Guildhall was chartered on October 10, 1761. and the shire town (county seat) of Essex County. According to a large sign in the town center, it is the only town in the world so named. The name derives from a meeting house on the square called the Guildhall. The population at the 2010 US Census was 261.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. 10, Town of Wolcott - view a digital version of this document.

Town Histories
A history of Guildhall, Vt, by Everett Chamberlin Benton (1886) - view a digital copy of this book online.

Vital Records

 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
 * Wolcott, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Probate Records
The probate district for Guildhall is Essex. Essex Probate Court Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

Maps
1878 map of Wolcott

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


 * Davenport Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairmont Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hubbell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Taylor Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Wolcott 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, 1955 - 1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * Wolcott, Vermont Land Records, 1853 -1929, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Guildhall Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Wolcott, Vermont, 1769-1999, and Deeds, 1794-1853.

Guildhall Town Clerk 13 Courthouse Dr. PO Box 10 Guildhall, VT 05905 Phone: (802) 676-3797 Website: http://www.guildhallvt.org/

Newspapers
The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

Libraries and Historical Societies
Glee Merritt Kelley Community Library 320 School Mill Rd. Wolcott, VT 05680 Phone: (802) 472-6551 Website: http://www.wolcott.ossu.org/departments/library