Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Fairlee was chartered on September 5, 1761. It was first settled in 1766. Fairlee originally included what is now the town of West Fairlee, which was split off as a separate town in 1797. Fairlee is home to Lake Morey, which claims to have the longest ice skating trail in the United States.

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


 * Brushwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairlee Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Fairlee Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Fairlee Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Orange County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Fairlee, visit. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Fairlee:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Fairlee:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Fairlee Public Library 221 Route 5 N P.O. Box 125 Fairlee VT 05045 Phone: (802) 333-4716 Email: fairlee.library@gmail.com Website: http://www.fairleelibrary.com/

Fairlee Historical Society P.O. Box 95 Fairlee, VT 05045 Phone: (802) 333-4363 Website: http://www.fairleevt.org/?page_id=288

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Fairlee:

1877 map of West Fairlee and Fairlee

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Fairlee:

The probate district for Fairlee is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

Town Histories
The town under the cliff; a history of Fairlee, Vermont, by Philip G. Robinson (1957) - view digital version of book online.

Town Records
In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Fairlee town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1787-1952, can be found on (browse only images).

Fairlee, land records, 1843-1920, can be found on (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Fairlee Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; indexes of births, marriages, deaths, 1776-1998 and Deeds, 1761-1856; index to deeds, 1761-1905.

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Fairlee Town Clerk 75 Town Common Rd. Fairlee, VT 05045 Phone:(802) 333-4363 Email: townclerk@fairleevt.org Website: http://www.fairleevt.org/

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