Bennington County, Vermont
History and Genealogy
Located in the southwestern corner of Vermont, communities in Bennington
County include: Arlington, Bennington, Bondville, Dorset, Manchester
Center, Peru, Pownal, Readsboro, Rupert, Sandgate, Shaftsbury, Stamford
and Woodford.
Please note: Though the information on this web page is believed to
be correct, the possibility of error remains. Please notify the webmaster
should an error be found.
- Bennington
County Historical Markers
-
National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- Bennington District Probate Court (for the southern area)
207 South St./ P.O Box 65 · Bennington, VT 05201
PH: (802) 447-2705 - Manchester District Probate Court (for the area
northern area from Arlington)
Route 7/Box 446 - Manchester, VT 05254 PH: 802-362-1410
- Bennington County Clerk
207 South Street - Bennington, VT 05201 PH: (802) 442-8528
ARLINGTON
Welcome to Arlington,
VT with Arlington
History Tour and Map of Arlington
BENNINGTON
BONDVILLE
- Winhall Town Clerk: Box 19A - Bondville, VT 05340 PH:
(802) 297-2122
DORSET
- Dorset Town Clerk
Denise M. Veillette, CMC, CVC
112 Mad Tom Road, P.O. Box 0024, E. Dorset, VT 05253
Phone: (802) 362-1178 - Dorset Historical Society Museum
P.O. Box 52 - Dorset, VT 05251 PH: (802) 867-0331
MANCHESTER CENTER
- Manchester and the
Mountains - (Chamber of Commerce site)
- Regional
Information: "...Manchester and the Mountains is made up of the towns
of Manchester, Arlington (long the home to American painter Norman Rockwell),
Dorset, Jamaica, Peru, Londonderry, Danby (where famed author Pearl Buck lived),
Rupert, Weston, and other small towns and villages..."
- The American Museum
of FLY FISHING - Manchester, Vermont
- 1811 House in Manchester
Village, Vermont 05254 - Innkeepers Marnie and Bruce Duff
- Manchester Historical Society
P.O. Box 363 - Manchester, VT 05254 PH: (802) 362-3708
- Manchester Town Clerk:
P.O Box 909 - Manchester Center, VT 05255 PH: (802) 362-1315
PERU
- Historical Society of Peru
P.O. Box 153 - Peru, VT 05152 PH: (802) 824-6495 -
Peru Town Clerk: P.O Box 127 - Peru, VT 05152 PH: (802)
824-3065
POWNAL
- Pownal Historical
Society !!!
P.O. Box 313, Pownal, VT 05261
The Pownal Historical Society's web site is packed with wonderful
resources!!! The society is also developing a History Center, located
at the Solomon Wright Public Library.
- Town of Pownal, VT
- Pownal Town Clerk: RD #1 Box 41 - Pownal, VT 05261 PH:
(802) 823-7757
READSBORO
- Readsboro Historical Society: Main Street - Readsboro, VT
Mail To: P.O. Box 158 - Readsboro, VT 05350 PH: (802)
423-5432 - Readsboro Town Clerk: P.O Box 26 - Readsboro, VT 05350
PH: (802) 423-5405
RUPERT
- Rupert Town Clerk: Box 140 - W. Rupert, VT 05776 PH:
(802) 394-7728
SANDGATE
- Sandgate Town Clerk: RR 1 Box 2466 - Sandgate, VT 05250
PH: (802) 375-9075
SEARSBURG
- Searsburg Town Clerk: P.O Box 157 - Wilmington, VT 05363
PH: (802) 464-8081
SHAFTSBURY
- Shaftsbury Historical Society: Route 7-A - Center Shaftsbury,
VT
Mail To: P.O. Box 401 - Shaftsbury, VT 05262 PH: (802)
447-7488 - Shaftsbury Town Clerk: P.O Box 409 - Shaftsbury, VT 05262
PH: (802) 442-4038
STAMFORD
- Stamford Town Clerk: RR #1 Box 718 - Stamford, VT 05352
PH: (802) 694-1361
SUNDERLAND
- Sunderland Town Clerk:
P.O Box 295 - E. Arlington, VT 05252 PH: (802) 375-6106
WOODFORD
- Woodford Town Clerk:
HCR 65 Box 600 - Bennington, VT 05201 PH: (802) 442-4895
PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden
Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist
Researching onsite, and with the vast resources of the Allen County Public
Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North
America. Search the Library's
online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a
location or topic.
Printed resources for this page include:
- The Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer. Eighth Edition, Third
Printing. Freeport, Maine: Delorme. 1988.
- School and Library Atlas of the World. Fred W. Foster,
Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore, Illinois: School and Library Publishing
Company. 1982.
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