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United States Vermont  Orleans   Barton 

Brief History
The town of Barton was chartered on October 20, 1789 by the Vermont Legislature. The town includes two incorporated villages, Barton and Orleans.

Barton was originally to have been granted in 1781 and named for Providence, Rhode Island, the home of many of the grantees (sixty Revolutionary War veterans, among them the American Naval hero, John Paul Jones).

It was not until eight years later that the charter was actually issued, and named for Colonel William Barton (first-named grantee), who planned and executed the capture of British General Prescott in 1777, considerably lessening the pressure on Washington's troops in New Jersey.

The population was 2810 at the 2010 US Census.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 10, Orleans County, vol. I, town of Albany, village of Albany, can be viewed online.

Town Histories

 * History of Albany, Vermont, 1806-1991, by Virginia Wharton (1991) - find this book in a library.
 * History and families of Albany, Vt. 1800-1949, by Adelia Darling Honey - find this book in a library.

Vital Records

 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
 * Family Research in Albany, Vermont

Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

Church Records
Albany, Vermont First Methodist Episcopal Church Records, 1818-1917, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

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


 * Albany Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Chamberlin Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hoovey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rowell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint John of the Cross Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Albany Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery Records of the Albany, Vermont Cemetery Association, 1870-1970, inscriptions from the South Albany Burying Ground, the Rowell Cemetery, the Village Cemetery, Center Burying Ground, Chamberlin Hill Cemetery, and the East Albany Catholic Cemetery are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Barton Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Albany, Vermont, 1800-2000, and Land records, (Albany, Vermont); index to land records, 1806-1912, 1806-1914.

Town of Barton 34 Main St. Barton, VT 05822 Phone: (802) 525-6222 Email: bartontown@comcast.net Website: https://sites.google.com/site/townofbarton/

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Libraries and Historical Societies
Barton Public Library 100 Church St. PO Box 549 Barton, VT 05822 Phone: (802) 525-6524 Website: http://bartonpubliclibrary.org