Johnson, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Lamoille County

Johnson

Town Information

Description

Johnson, Vermont at Wikipedia

Johnson was chartered on January 2, 1792 by the Vermont Legislature. The town is perhaps most well known as the location of Johnson State College and Johnson Woollen Mills.

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Johnson Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

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

Vital Records

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

Births

• 1909-Onward Vermont, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

• Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-2.
• Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-6.
• The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-4.
• Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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.

• Bidwell-French Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Evergreen Ledge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Lamoille View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Plot Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Whitting Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

Johnson, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1800-1880, are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

• Johnson Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Johnson Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Lamoille County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

• Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Johnson, visit.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Johnson:

• 1700s-1800s Vermont Miscellaneous Records (Includes Vermont Church Records)(*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• Vermont Church Records

City Directories

• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

• Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
• Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov ($) - click on Records Request
• United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
• Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

• 1600s-1900s Vermont Land Records, Early to 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at: Ancestry ($),
• Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. VI, Town of Johnson - view a digital version of this document online.

• History of the town of Johnson, VT., 1784-1907, Oread Literary Club (1907) - view a digital copy of this book online.
  
• History of Johnson, Vermont, Margaret T Smalley (1961) - find this book in a library.
  

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of Johnson at HomeTownLocator
• Johnson at FamilySearch Places
• Johnson at Google Maps
• Johnson at Mapcarta
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
• Town of Johnson at Vermont.org
• Vermont Maps State Page
  
  

• 1878 map of Johnson
  

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Johnson, Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1863, are available on FamilySearch.org.

Newspapers

Burlington Free Press
The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus
New and Citizen

• Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
• List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
• Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
• Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

• 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 2003-2014 Vermont Obituaries, 2003-2014(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other Town Records

In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Johnson town records available online:

• Johnson, Vermont Land Records, 1880-1911, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
  
• Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1766 -1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
  
• The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Johnson Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages and deaths, 1857-1999, Town records, 1807-1904, andLand records, 1806-1880.
  

Probate Records

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Johnson:

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

• 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1800-1921 Vermont Probate Files, 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

• 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 2003-2014 Vermont Obituaries, 2003-2014(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Research Facilities

Libraries

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

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Essex Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Montpelier Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Newport Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
• Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies

Johnson Historical Society
Johnson Historical Society Website
Johnson Historical Society on Facebook

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