Sutton, VT - Vermont Genealogy Page

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Welcome to the Sutton, 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.

What's New?

12-5-2005    Links to Census Records were moved to Vital Statistics section. Old photograph search was added.
12-16-2005 Addition of links to Mexican War, War of Rebellion, Spanish-American War volunteers.
01-20-2006 Addition of A Prophecy About Sutton.
04-03-2006 Links to search Rootsweb databases have been removed. Homeland Security has made it a possible security violation to make this type of information available. Sorry, folks. It wasn't my idea.
06-18-2006 Locations of old schools were added.
08-17-2006   Added additional links.
09-09-2006   Search site for Vermont Historical Gazetteer added.
02-25-2008 Old Photograph Search Site updated. Town office information updated.
04-15-2008 Links to Topozone maps removed, links to Google maps added.

Guestbook

Your comments and suggestions will be most welcome and will help me improve the site. Please restrict your postings to topics relative to genealogy.

Requests for information regarding wills should be directed to the Caledonia County Court Clerk whose address is found below. Requests for information regarding vital records, land records, etc should be directed to the Town Clerk's Office as listed below.

Sutton Guest Book

Town Government

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.

    Dorreen S. Devenger, Clerk-Treasurer
    167 Underpass Road         P.O. Box 106
    Sutton, VT 05867               Sutton, VT 05867
    TEL: 802-467-3377                   FAX: 802-467-1052
    Email: Town of Sutton
    No Town Website
    HRS: M T Th F   9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; W 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
    Listers’: Same                    Zoning: No set hours
Caledonia Probate Court
    P.O. Box 406, 27 Main Street - St. Johnsbury, VT 05819    Phone: (802) 748-6605.
Sutton Library

There is no library listed on the Vermont State Library site.

Sutton History

   Early History
   Excerpt from Child's 1887 Gazetteer
   A Prophecy About Sutton (Poem by Adelaide Helen Burnham)
   Sutton Mexican War Volunteers
   Sutton Civil War Volunteers
   Sutton Spanish-American War Volunteers
   Sutton Landowners in 1858
   1887-1888 Business Directory

There does not appear to be a historical society in Sutton.

Sutton Vital Statistics

1790 Census 1800 Census 1810 Census 1820 Census

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.

04-03-2006 Homeland Security has indicated that to prevent identity theft, vital record information younger than 70 years should not be accessible to the public. For this reason, I have removed the links to search vital record information.

Sutton Schools

The names and locations of historic Sutton schools was derived from old copies of topographical maps.

Sutton, VT Schools of the Past

Sutton Churches

Cemetery Information

Recently two local women accused the town of Sutton of illegal burials. The Vermont State Police investigated the burials and exonerated the town. All burials were found to conform to Title 18 V.S.A. 5319 below. In this case, the women were measuring the distance to the top of the vaults.

Title 18 V.S.A. § 5319. Disposition of remains of dead

(a) The permanent disposition of the remains of the human dead shall be by interment in the earth or deposit in a chamber, vault or tomb formed wholly or partly above the surface of the ground of a cemetery conducted and maintained pursuant to the laws of the state, by deposit in a crypt of a mausoleum or by cremation. However, this shall not be construed to prevent a private individual from setting aside a portion of his premises owned in fee by him, and using the same as a burial space for the members of his immediate family, so long as his use for such purpose is not in violation of the health laws and regulations of the state and the town in which such land is situated.

(b) No interment of any human body in the earth shall be made unless the distance from the bottom of the outside coffin shall be at least five feet below the natural surface of the ground, excepting only infants under four years of age, whose bodies shall be so interred that the bottom of the outside coffin enclosing them shall be at least three and one-half feet below the natural surface of the ground.

(c) No deposit of the remains of the human dead shall be made in a single chamber, vault or tomb wholly or partly above the surface of the ground unless the part thereof below the natural surface of the ground be of a permanent character, constructed of materials capable of withstanding extreme climatic conditions, be waterproof and air tight, and can be sealed permanently so as to prevent all escape of effluvia. That portion of the same above the natural surface of the ground shall be constructed of natural stone of a standard not less than that required by the United States government for monuments erected in national cemeteries, of durability sufficient to withstand all conditions of weather, and of a character to insure its permanence.

(d) The remains of a human body after cremation may be deposited in a niche of a columbarium, in a crypt of a mausoleum, be buried or disposed of in any manner not contrary to law.

Caledonia County Cemeteries Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons

Following is a list of all cemeteries in Sutton with directions as to how to reach each one. Photos of the cemeteries are also provided. Please click on the image to see a full size view.