Kirby, Vermont, USA
1849 - Kirby

Caledonia Co. There are some tracts of good land in Kirby, but the township is generally either wet and cold, or too mountainous for cultivation. It has a number of springs, brooks, and a good fish pond.

Boundaries. North by Burke, northeast and south-east by Bradleyvale, south-west by St. Johnsbury, and west by Lyndon.

First Settlers. The settlement of this township was commenced about the year 1799, by Phinehas Page and Theophilus Grout, who were soon after joined by Josiah Joslin, Jude White, Jonathan Leach, Ebenezer Damon, Antipas Harrington, Asahel Burt, Jonathan Lewis, and others, principally from New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

First Ministers. A Congregational Church was formed here in 1812.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 2,370 bushels; Indian corn, 1,020 bushels; potatoes, 29,435 bushels ; hay, 1,887 tons ; maple sugar, 8,142 pounds ; wool, 4,547 pounds.

Distances. Fifteen miles north- eas.t from Danville, six north-east from St. Johnsbury, and forty-five north-east from Montpelier. The Boston and Montreal Railroad passes in this vicinity.

A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849

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