Sheffield, Vermont - Home Page
Welcome to the Sheffield, Vermont web site. Please note that this site is designed primarily for use by genealogists and is not intended to be the official town site.
Links to external web sites are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or approval of any of the products, services or opinions contained in any external web site. Please direct your research questions to the appropriate Town Offices as listed on the town pages or to the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration at Vermont State Archives
Sheffield village was the only village ever established within the town of Sheffield.
It should be noted that Town Clerks as a rule no longer will perform research but will assist researchers when they visit the town offices.
For current information for Sheffield, visit their website
at: Town of Sheffield
Fees: Certified
Copies - $10.00 per page
Non-Certified Copies - $1.00 per page
Caledonia Probate Court
For current information for the court, visit their website at: Caledonia County Probate Court
There are no public libraries listed for Sheffield by the Vermont Department of Libraries.
Excerpt from Child's 1887 Gazetteer
Mexican War
War of Rebellion
Spanish-American War
Sheffield Landowners in 1858
1887-1888 Business Directory
Municipal Building, 37 Dane Road, Sheffield, VT 05866.
Mailing Address: 37 Dane Road, Sheffield, VT 05866
Email: Sheffield Historical Society
For current information for Sheffield, visit their website at: Sheffield Historical Society
Phone: 802-626-8013
Contact Person: Norma L. Williams
The society archives are housed at the Municipal Building. The 1847 Town House Museum is open Saturday during the summer from 11:00 Am to 3:00 PM or weekdays by appointment. Displays include early Sheffield life, Civil War soldiers of Sheffield, maps on the old cemeteries, and the school districts in 1875. Inquiries for private tours or genealogy are welcome.
1790 Census
1800 Census
1810 Census
1820 Census
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Misc
Census reporting ends with the 1820 census. There were over 50 separate
items of data gathered in the 1830 census. That fact and that names are not in
alphabetical order make it impractical to report later years.
Millers Run School, PO Box 154, Sheffield, VT 05866
TEL: 802-626-9755 FAX: 802-626-4316
Hours: M - F 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The names and locations of historic Sheffield schools was derived from old copies of topographical maps.
Sheffield, VT Schools of the Past
Digging Deep Unearthing the Mysteries of Burial and Cemetery Laws
Caledonia County Cemeteries Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons and Janice Boyko. Some listings of interments and GoogleMaps.
Following is a list of all cemeteries in Sheffield with directions as to how to reach each one. Photos of the cemeteries are also provided. Due to the number of headstones in the larger cemeteries, I have no plans to list each stone individually at this time. Please click on the image to see a full size view.
