West Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
West Windsor originally was the West Parish of Windsor. In 1793, the Vermont Legislature created two "parishes" within Windsor, and in 1814 made the parishes separate entities each with representation in the Legislature. The following year the two were reunited. The two were again separated in 1848, with West Windsor getting more than half the acreage and about a third of the population. Since that time they have remained two distinct townships.

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Town Histories
The heritage of West Windsor, by Erla Bear Scull - Find this book in a library.

Parish and town : the history of Wast Windsor, Vermont, by Mary Beardsley Fenn - Find this book in a library.

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for West Windsor is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Maps
Modern day map of West Windsor

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day West Windsor. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.


 * Brownsville Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sheddsville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Digital images of West Windsor Town records 1732-2005 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the West Windsor Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1997, Land records, 1815-1816, 1849-1907; general index to land records, 1849-1943, and Parish meetings of West Parish, Windsor, Vermont, 1790-1849.

Town of West Windsor Mailing Address: PO Box 6 Physical Address: 22 Brownsville-Hartland Road Brownsville, VT 05037 Phone: 802-484-7212 Email: town.of.west.windsor@valley.net Website: http://www.westwindsorvt.govoffice2.com/

Newspapers
The Vermont Standard

Libraries and Historical Societies
West Windsor Historical Society P.O. Box 12 Brownsville, VT 05037 Phone: (802) 484-3336 for Historic Records Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestWindsorHistoricalSociety