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Rutland County Towns

This page lists the different communities within Rutland County, with linksto information for those communities. If you would like to host a Town Page, please contact:
Sue at [email protected] or Ann Mensch at [email protected]

Don't know which county a town is located? Try this new page created by our very own Vermont State Coordinator Ann Mensch:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vtgenweb/vttowns/VTtowns.htm
Ann also requests that you let her know if she has missed a town and would also like to begin adding location information on towns that either no longer exist or whose location has changed (ie the county in which it is located has changed) Your help on this is most appreciated! Contact her at [email protected].

In the following table, there are links to either the information I currently have pertaining to that town, OR to the town page created by that towns host for that town. You can access the listed information underneath the table for that town by scrolling down the page.

Town	Date Formed	Villages & Communities within	Host Contact
Benson	1780	Benson, Benson Landing	Host Needed
Brandon	1761	Brandon, Forest Dale	Host Needed
Castleton	1761	Bomoseen, Castleton, Castleton Corners, West Castleton	Host Needed
Chittendon	1780	Chittenden, Holden	Host Needed
Clarendon	1761	Alfrecha, Chippenhook, Clarendon, Clarendon Sptings, East Clarendon, North Clarendon, Pierces Corner	Host Needed
Danby	1761	Danby, Danby Four Corners	Host Needed
Fair Haven	1779	Fair Haven	Host Needed
Hubbardton	1764	East Hubbardton, Hortonia, Hubbardton	Mary Ann Wheeler
Ira	1780	Ira	Host Needed
Mendon	1781	Mendon	Host Needed
Middletown Springs	1784	Middletown Springs	Host Needed
Mt. Holly	1792	Belmont, Healdville, Hortonville, Mount Holly, Tarbellville	Host Needed
Mt. Tabor	1761	Mount Tabor	Host Needed
Pawlet	1761	Pawlet, West Pawlet	Host Needed
Pittsfield	1781	Pittsfield	Host Needed
Pittsford	1761	Pittsford	Host Needed
Poultney	1761	East Poultney, Horace, Poultney, South Poultney	Host Needed
Proctor	1886	Proctor	Host Needed
Rutland	1761	City of Rutland, Rutland Center	Host Needed
Sherburne	1761	North Sherburne, Sherburne Center, South Sherburne	Host Needed
Shrewsbury	1761	Cold River, Cuttingsville, North Shrewsbury, Russellville	Host Needed
Sudbury	1763	Sudbury	Mary Ann Wheeler
Tinmouth	1761	Tinmouth	Host Needed
Wallingford	1761	East Wallingford, South Wallingford, Wallingford	Host Needed
Wells		Wells	Host Needed
West Haven	1792	West Haven	Host Needed
West Rutland	1886	West Rutland	Host Needed

BENSON -
Communities and Villages included: Benson and Benson Landing.

Benson Town Clerk
Stage Road - Benson, VT 05731 Phone: (802) 537-2611.

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BRANDON -
Communities and Villages included: Brandon.

Brandon, Vermont
History of Brandon, VT

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CASTLETON -
Communities and Villages include: Blissville, Bomoseen, Castleton, Castleton Corners, Hydeville, and West Castleton.
Blissville, Bomoseen, Castleton, Castleton Corners, and West Castleton are communities located in the municipal division of Castleton.

Castleton Historical Society Museum (Main Street)
P.O. Box 219 - Castleton, VT 05735 Phone: (802) 468-5523.
Castleton Town Clerk
Main Street - Castleton, VT 05735 Phone: (802) 468-2212.

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CHITTENDEN
Chittenden Town Clerk
Holden Road - Chittenden, VT 05737 Phone: (802) 483-6647.

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CLARENDON -
Communities and Villages included: Clarendon, Clarendon Springs, Chippenhook, East Clarendon, North Clarendon, and Pierces Corner.

Town of Clarendon of Virtual Vermont
Town of Clarendon Town Clerk
P.O. Box 30, Clarendon, VT 05759 Phone: 802-775-4274 Fax: 802-775-4274.

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DANBY -
Communities and Villages include: Danby and Danby Four Corners.

Danby Town Clerk
Brook Road - Danby, VT 05739 Phone: (802) 293-5136.

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FAIR HAVEN
Fair Haven Cemetery Inscriptions: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Fair Haven, by Margaret Jenks, online on the Irish Genealogical Society, Int'l (IGSI) site.
Fair Haven Town Clerk
3 N. Park Place - Fair Haven, VT 05743 Phone: (802) 265-3610.

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HUBBARDTON -
Communities and Villages include: East Hubbardton, Hortonia, and Hubbardton.

Hubbardton Town Clerk
RR 1 Box 2828 - Fair Haven, VT 05743 Phone: (802) 273-2951.

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IRA
Ira Town Clerk
RR 1 Box 4035 - West Rutland, VT 05777 Phone: (802) 235-2745.

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MENDON -
Communities and Villages included: Brandon.

Mendon Town Clerk
34 US Route 4 - Mendon, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-1662

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MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS -
Communities and Villages include: Middletown Springs

Middletown Springs Historical Society (The Green)
P.O. Box 1001 - Middletown Springs, VT 05757 Phone: (802) 235-2376.
Middletown Springs Town Clerk
P.O. Box 1197 - Middletown Springs, VT 05757 Phone: (802) 235-2220.

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MT. HOLLY
Mt. Holly Town Clerk
P.O. Box 248 - Mount Holly, VT 05758 Phone: (802) 259-2391

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MT. TABOR
Mt. Tabor Town Clerk
Brooklyn Road - Danby, VT 05739 Phone: (802) 293-5282.

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PAWLET -
Communities and Villages include: North Pawlet, Pawlet and West Pawlet.

Pawlet Town Clerk
P.O. Box 128, Pawlet, VT 05761-0128 Phone: (802) 325-3309

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PITTSFIELD
Pittsfield Historical Society (Town Hall)
P.O. Box 808 - Pittsfield, VT 05762 Phone: (802) 746-8147
E-mail: <[email protected]>
Pittsfield Town Clerk: P.O Box 556 - Pittsfield, VT 05762 Phone: (802) 746-8170.

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PITTSFORD
Pittsford Historical Society (Eaton Hall, Route 7)
P.O. Box 423 - Pittsford, VT 05763 Phone: (802) 483-6623 or
(802) 483-2040.
New Book: Pittsford's Second Century:1872-1997
Pittsford Town Clerk: Plains Road - Pittsford, VT 05763 Phone: (802) 483-2931.

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POULTNEY -
Communities and Villages include: East Poultney, Poultney, and South Poultney.

The Town of Poultney, VT.
Poultney Historical Society
148 Upper Road - Poultney, VT 05764 Phone: (802) 287-5268.
This site includes the following histories and more:
East Poultney Cemetery & Church pictures, by Susan Howe -
- East Poultney Church Photo 1,
- East Poultney Church Photo 2,
- East Poultney Cemetery Photo 1,
- East Poultney Cemetery Photo 2,
- Nancy Prindle's gravestone,
- Samuel Prindle's gravestone,
- Nancy & Samuel Prindle's gravestones, all located in East Poultney Cemetery.
One Howe Family History, by Susan Howe - "...Jacob HOWE married between 1817 and 1820, Hannah Prindle, daughter of Samuel and Nancy (DUNNING) PRINDLE, of Poultney, Vermont..." The Jacob Howe site also contains information about other Rutland County families: BARKER, RUDD, LEETE.
They Were All Heros, by Errol Cross - "...Some of our families were pillars of the community and some were scalawags, some were rich, some lost their land for taxes, some were good parents, and some left just after their children were born. But they are all hero's to us..." This site includes the following family names: PRINDLE, HOWE, TRISH, TRASK, COOK, GRAY, BOOKWALTER, HOGAN, MARGESON, CHURCHILL, CROSS, TROTTER, HIGLEY, COSMAN, and IVERSON.
Poultney Town Clerk:
86-88 Main Street - Poulmey, VT 05764 Phone: (802) 287-5761.

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PROCTOR
Proctor Town Clerk: Main Street - Proctor, VT 05765 Phone: (802) 459-3333.

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RUTLAND
Rutland, Vermont.
The World Wide Web Site of Town of Rutland, VT.
Rutland Historical Society
96 Center Street - Rutland, VT 05701 Phone: (802) 775-2006.
Rutland City Town Clerk:
P.O Box 969 - Rutland, VT 05702 Phone: (802) 773-1801.
Rutland Town Town Clerk:
P.O Box 225 - Center Rutland, VT 05736 Phone: (802) 773-2528.
West Rutland Town Clerk:
P.O Box 115 - West Rutland, VT 05777 Phone: (802) 438-2204.

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SHERBURNE
Sherburne Town Clerk:
P.O Box 429 - Killington, VT 05751 Phone: (802) 422-3243.

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SHREWSBURY -
Communities and Villages include: Cuttingsville and North Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury Town Clerk:
Cold River Road - Cuttingsville, VT 05738 Phone: (802) 492-3511.

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SUDBURY
Sudbury, VT History and Genealogy, by Mary Anne Wheeler!
Sudbury Town Clerk:
RR 1 Box 1238 - Sudbury, VT 05733 Phone: (802) 623-7296.

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TINMOUTH -
Communities and Villages include: Tinmouth

Tinmouth Town Clerk:
RR 1 Box 551 - Wallingford, VT 05773 Phone: (802) 446-2460.

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WALLINGFORD -
Communities and Villages include: East Wallingford, South Wallingford, and Wallingford.

Wallingford Historical Society
P.O. Box 327 - Wallingford, VT 05773 Phone: (802) 446-2336.
Wallingford Town Clerk:
P.O Box 327 - Wallingford, VT 05773 Phone: (802) 446-2336.

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WELLS
Wells Historical Society
R R 1 Box 37, Wells, VT 05774 Phone: (802) 645-0435.
Wells Town Clerk: P.O Box 585 - Wells, VT 05774 Phone: (802) 645-0188.

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WEST HAVEN
West Haven Town Clerk: RR 1 - Fair Haven, VT 05743 Phone: (802) 265-2080.
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WEST RUTLAND
No current information. If you know of a site or sites relating to this town, please
email Sue.