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Town
Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets within this Township
Bouplon Corner, Peters Four Corners, Shaftsbury, Shaftsbury Center, Sodom, South Shaftsbury
Town Clerk
Judith Stratton
P.O. Box 409
Shaftsbury, VT 05262
Ph: 442-4038
Fax: 442-0955
E-mail: N/A
Web Site
Shaftsbury: http://www.thisisvermont.com/towns/shaftsbury/index.html
American Local History Network: no info
US GenWeb: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vtbennin/zsha.html
Vermont Gateway: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/BenningtonShaftsbury.html
Vertual Vermont: http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/shaftsbury.html
Vermont in the Civil War: http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/place/s/shaftsbury.shtml
Population According to the U.S. Federal Census
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| Shaftsbury |
1,990
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1,895
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1,973
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2,022
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2,143
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1,885
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1,896
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1,936
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2,027
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1,887
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1,652
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| Bennington Co. |
12,051
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14,395
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15,459
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15,482
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16,899
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16,305
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17,922
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19,436
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21,325
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21,950
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20,448
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| Shaftsbury |
1857
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1,650
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1,534
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1,631
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1,577
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1,673
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1,939
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2,411
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3,001
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3,368
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3,767
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| Bennington Co. |
21,705
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21,378
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21,577
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21,655
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22,286
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24,115
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25,088
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29,282
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33,345
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35,845
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36,994
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Cemeteries & Years in Use
Aylesworth (family): 1818-1820
Elias Wheeler (one person): 1777
Ellwell: 1795-1887
Grandview: 1767-present
Josiah Fuller (family): 1796-1828
Little Rhode Island: 1792-1890
Maple Hill: 1778-present
Millington (family): 1813-1823
Niles: 1825-1855
Shaftsbury Center: 1765-present
Shaftsbury Hollow: 1800-1934
Spencer (Peleg & Adria): unknown
Stanley: 1825-1874
Village-South Shaftsbury: 1787-1920
Waite: 1825-1983
Local Historical Societies, Libraries & Museums
Shaftsbury Historical Society
Route 7-A
Center Shaftsbury, VT
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 401
Shaftsbury, VT 05262
802-447-7488
The museum is housed in the former Baptist Meeting House (1846), which
is also used for religious services and community gatherings. There are
6000 artifacts, books and documents, emphasizing old tools, Victorian fans,
old church music books, railroad memorabilia and Shaftsbury genealogical
materials. There are special exhibits on one-room schools and religious
and scientific views of creation. Activities include lectures and historic
house tours. Contact Person: Bob Williams, Curator. Hours and Admission:
June 15 to Oct 15, Tues. - Sun., 2 – 4pm. Free.
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