Barnet, Vermont
town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States
Barnet is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,663 at the 2020 census. Barnet contains the locations of Barnet Center, East Barnet, McIndoe Falls, Mosquitoville, Passumpsic and West Barnet. The main settlement of Barnet is recorded as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau, with a population of 127 at the 2020 census.
History
The town of Barnet, Vermont, originally took its name from the town of Barnet, England.
On September 16, 1763, the town received its charter from the royal governor of New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth.
The first European descendants to work the land and stay in the town were three brothers, Daniel, Jacob, and Elijah Hall, along with Jonathan Fowler. Their homestead was built along the Connecticut River and to the north near McIndoe Falls. Elijah Hall built the first house in Caledonia County in Barnet, near the base of Stevens Falls. Colonel Alexander Harvey came from Dundee, Scotland, for those in the town who wished to find new land in the American colonies.
The public source identifies “Barnet, Vermont” as town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Barnet, Vermont and town.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q808466. VIAF identifies the subject as 132540893. The Library of Congress control number is n82020436. Authority coordinates are 44.320, -72.079. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1763.
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