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United States Vermont  Franklin   Georgia 

Brief History
Georgia was chartered on August 17, 1763 and named for King George III. It would seem the early residents were not all that interested in the origin of the name. As anti-British as any of the colonies during the Revolution, no effort was ever made to change it.

The War of 1812 was fairly unpopular throughout Vermont, but particularly so in the northern towns which relied heavily on trade with Canada. Smuggling was fairly common, except in Georgia, where the townspeople seemed determined to support the embargo on Canadian trade, regardless of their neighbors' sentiments. Their blockade was so effective that smugglers took to calling Georgia "Hell's Gate". The nickname stuck long after the war was over and people had forgotten its origin..

Town Histories

 * A history of Franklin : past and present, fact or fancy, legend or folksay, 1789-1989, by Martha Hanna Towle (1989) - find this book in a library.
 * Up Along the Border, by Shawn Corrow, Vermont Magazine, Nov/Dec 2011.

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

Land Records
Georgia, Vermont, Land Records, 1851-1902, are available on FamySearch (browse only images).

Probate Records
Franklin Probate Division 17 Church St. St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone: (802) 524-7948

Franklin County, Vermont Probate Records, 1860-1910, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Maps
1871 maps of Franklin Town

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


 * Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Gravesite.
 * Marsh Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Patten Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Prouty Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Marys Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Franklin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Willard Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery Records of the Town of Georgia, Vermont are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Georgia Town Clerk's Office. These include: Vital records of Franklin, Vermont, 1792-2000, and earmarks, 1792-1867, Town records, 1789-1889, and Deeds, 1795-1891; index to deeds, 1795-1909.

Georgia Town Clerk 47 Town Common Rd North St Albans, VT 05478 Phone:(802) 524-3524 Website: http://www.townofgeorgia.com/

Newspapers
St. Albans Messenger

Vermont Online Historical Newspapers

Libraries and Historical Societies
Town of Georgia Public Library 1697 Ethan Allen Hwy Fairfax, VT 05454 Phone: (802) 524-4643 Email: gplvt@yahoo.com Website: http://www.georgia.lib.vt.us/

Georgia Historical Society