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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Caledonia County, Vermont|Caledonia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''
Lyndon
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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Caledonia County, Vermont|Caledonia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''
Newark
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=== Brief History<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><br> ===
=== Brief History<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><br> ===
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Lyndon
was chartered on
November 20
,
1780
by the Vermont State Legislature.
The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville,
and
three unincorporated villages: Lyndon
,
Lyndon Center
, and
East Lyndon
.
Lyndon is recognized as the "Covered Bridge Capital
of
Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
.
"
<ref>
Lyndon
, Vermont
- Wikipedia
- http://
en
.
wikipedia
.
org
/
wiki
/
Lyndon,_Vermont
</ref> <ref>
Lyndon
, Vermont - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/
CaledoniaLyndon
.html</ref>
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Newark
was chartered on
August 15
,
1781
by the Vermont State Legislature.
Remote from main roads at first
and
later from the railroad
,
Newark was slow to acquire population
, and
never did get many residents
.
The census
of
1880 recorded 679 people in the town, and from then on the population has more or less steadily declined
.
The population was 581 at the 2010 census
<ref>
About Newark
, Vermont - http://
www
.
virtualvermont
.
com
/
towns
/
newark.html#about
</ref> <ref>
Newark
, Vermont - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/
CaledoniaNewark
.html</ref>
=== Historical Data<br> ===
=== Historical Data<br> ===
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~
vtgenweb
/
vtcaldon/LyndonVT-town
.htm
Lyndon
, Vermont USGenWeb Page]<br>
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~
vtcbarne
/
newark
.htm
Newark
, Vermont USGenWeb Page]<br>
=== Town Histories<br> ===
=== Town Histories<br> ===
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*Lyndon : gem in the green, by Venila Lovina Shores and Ruth Hopkins McCarty (1986) - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/lyndon-gem-in-the-green/oclc/14515997 find this book in a library].<br>
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*Look around Lyndon, by Lyndon Bicentennial Booklet Committee (1978) - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/look-around-lyndon/oclc/3919516 find this book in a library].<br>
=== Vital Records ===
=== Vital Records ===
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=== Probate Records<br> ===
=== Probate Records<br> ===
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The probate district for
Lyndon
is Caledonia<br>Caledonia Probate Division<br>1126 Main St, Ste 1 <br>St Johnsbury, VT 05819<br>Phone: (802) 748-6605<br>
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The probate district for
Newark
is Caledonia<br>Caledonia Probate Division<br>1126 Main St, Ste 1 <br>St Johnsbury, VT 05819<br>Phone: (802) 748-6605<br>
=== Church Records<br> ===
=== Church Records<br> ===
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=== Maps<br> ===
=== Maps<br> ===
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[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/
4700
/
Lyndon
/Caledonia+County+1875/Vermont/ 1875 map of
Lyndon]<br>
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[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/
4701
/
Newark
/Caledonia+County+1875/Vermont/ 1875 map of
Newark
]<br>
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[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/4699/Lyndon+Center+++Lyndonville+Town/Caledonia+County+1875/Vermont/ 1875 map of Lyndon Center and Lyndonville
]<br>
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=== Cemeteries ===
=== Cemeteries ===
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The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day
Lyndon
. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this [http://www.nekg-vt.com/Cemeteries-of-VT/caledonia.htm#top link]. <br>
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The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day
Newark
. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this [http://www.nekg-vt.com/Cemeteries-of-VT/caledonia.htm#top link]. <br>
*Lyndon Center Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=1167049 Find A Grave] site. <br>
*Lyndon Center Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=1167049 Find A Grave] site. <br>
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*Lyndonville Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2213084 Find A Grave] site
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*Lyndonville Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2213084 Find A Grave] site.<br>
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Cemetery records of the town of Lyndon, 1793-1869, are available on [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/647775?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm] at the Family History Library. [https://familysearch.org/films/lookup/products/view/film/1870399/ Order film online]
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=== Town Records <br> ===
=== Town Records <br> ===
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Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1791 -1992, can be found on [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2FMD1D-8P8%3A324710401%2C324833001%3Fcc%3D1987653 FamilySearch] (browse only images).<br>
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1791 -1992, can be found on [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2FMD1D-8P8%3A324710401%2C324833001%3Fcc%3D1987653 FamilySearch] (browse only images).<br>
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The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the
Lyndon
Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/647821?availability=Family%20History%20Library Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1869-Aug. 2001; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1737-1992], and [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/24926?availability=Family%20History%20Library Land records, 1792-1910; indexes to land records, 1792-1992].<br>
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The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the
Newark
Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/647821?availability=Family%20History%20Library Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1869-Aug. 2001; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1737-1992], and [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/24926?availability=Family%20History%20Library Land records, 1792-1910; indexes to land records, 1792-1992].<br>
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Lyndon
Town
& Village
Clerk
's Office
<br>
119 Park Avenue
<br>
P.O. Box 167<br>Lyndonville
, VT
05851-0167
<br>Phone: (802)
626
-
5785
<br>
Website
: [
http://www.lyndonvt.org/townclerksoffice.htm
http://www.lyndonvt.org/townclerksoffice.htm]<br>
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Newark
Town Clerk<br>
1336 Newark Street
<br>
Newark
, VT
05871
<br>Phone: (802)
467
-
3336
<br>
Email
:
tclerknewark@kingcon.com
[http://www.lyndonvt.org/townclerksoffice.htm ]<br>
=== Newspapers<br> ===
=== Newspapers<br> ===
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=== Libraries and Historical Societies ===
=== Libraries and Historical Societies ===
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Cobleigh Public Library<br>14 Depot St.<br>Lyndonville, VT 05851<br>Phone: (802) 626-5475<br>Website: [http://cobleighlibrary.org/main/ http://cobleighlibrary.org/main/]
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Samuel Read Hall Library<br>1001 College Rd.<br>Lyndonville, VT 05851<br>Phone: (802) 626-6366<br>Website: [http://library.lyndonstate.edu/ http://library.lyndonstate.edu/]<br>
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[http://home.comcast.net/~arbjlb/historic.htm Lyndon Vermont Historical Society]<br>
=== References<br> ===
=== References<br> ===