Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Orange   Tunbridge 

Brief History
Tunbridge was granted its charter on September 3, 1761. The town consists of three village centers; North Tunbridge (also known locally as "Blood Village"), Tunbridge Village ("Market") and South Tunbridge ("Jigger").

The town is home to the Tunbridge World's Fair, once of such sleazy reputation that parents ordered their children to stay away. The fair has cleaned up its act of late, and over the past several years has become one of THE annual events to attend in Vermont.

Town Histories
On the beginnings of Tunbridge, by Robert O'Brien (1961) - 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 Tunbridge is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

Maps
1877 map of Tunbridge

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Tunbridge. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orange County, website at this link.


 * Button Yard Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Dickerman Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Durkee Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hunt Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hutchinson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kelsey Mountain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ordway Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Spring Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Strafford Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tunbridge Meeting House Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tunbridge Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ward Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Whitney Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Congregational Church (Tunbridge, Vermont) Records, 1792-1864 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1868-1979, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Topsham Land Records, 1851-1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Tunbridge Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1997; indexes to births, deaths, and marriages, 1857-1912, Deeds and town records, 1761-1787, and Deeds, 1780-1852; index to deeds, 1780-1916.

Town Clerk 271 Vermont Rte. 110 P.O. Box 6 Tunbridge, VT 05077 Phone: (802) 889-5521 Website: http://www.tunbridgevt.com/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Valley News

Libraries and Historical Societies
Tunbridge Public Library 289 Vermont Rt 110 PO Box 9 Tunbridge, VT 05077 Phone: (802) 889-9404 Email: letsread@tunbridgelibrary.org Website: http://www.tunbridgelibrary.org/