Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Washington County, Vermont ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County is located in the north center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse 65 State Street Montpelier, VT 05601-0426 Phone: 802-223-2091 Washington County Website Secretary of State, Montpelier has birth, marriage and death records. County Clerk has divorce and court records. Probate Court has probate records. Town and City Clerks have land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Regiments. Regiments and Companies:
 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies G, H and K
 * - 13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1749-1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1862-1915 at FamilySearch - Vermont, Washington County, Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Birth

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1765-1908 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Marriage

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1791-1974 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Death

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1871-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Essex Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Montpelier Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Halton Hills Public Library Georgetown Branch - an affiliate library

Societies

 * Cabot Historical Society PO Box 275 3216 Main Street Cabot, Vermont 05647 E-mail:[mailto:cabothistorical@gmail.com cabothistorical@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 * Duxbury Historical Society Duxbury Town Office, VT Route 100 Duxbury, VT 05676 Website Facebook
 * East Montpelier Historical Society PO Box 63 East Montpelier, VT 05651 802-223-6466 E-mail:[mailto:sandal@sover.net sandal@sover.net] Website
 * Fayston Historical Society 3685 North Fayston Road Moretown, VT 05660 802-496-2454 Website
 * Middlesex Historical Society 5 Church Street Middlesex, VT 05602 802-272-8074 Website
 * Waitsfield Historical Society General Benjamin Wait House VT Route 100 PO Box 816 Waitsfield, VT 05673 802-496-7051 Email: [mailto:stepback@gmavt.net stepback@gmavt.net] Website

Websites

 * The Washington County VTGenWeb Project, a member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Washington County
 * Northeast Kingdom Genealogy for the counties of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans. It also has some limited information for some surrounding areas.


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.