Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Essex County Vermont genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Vermont  Essex County

County Courthouse
County clerk has birth and death records from 1884, marriage and burial records, a few divorce records, court records from 1800 and land records from 1762; probate judge has probate records from 1800.

Towns Organized Before 1800: Bloomfield 1762, Brunswick 1761, Canaan 1782, Concord 1780, Guildhall 1761, Lunenburg 1763, Maidstone 1761, Victory 1781

Parent County

 * Created 5 November 1792 from Orange County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Places / Localities
Towns

Extinct Towns



Unincorporated



Community


 * Island Pond

Neighboring Counties


 * Caledonia | Orleans |
 * New Hampshire counties: Coös | Grafton |
 * Quebec  counties: Compton | Stanstead

Cemeteries

 * List of Essex County Cemeteries

History

 * Jeffrey, William H. Successful Vermonters; a modern gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. East Burke, Vermont, The Historical Publishing Company, 1904. Online.
 * Child, Hamilton Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887. Caledonia County, Vermont, Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders, 1887. Online.

Newspapers
The following historical newspapers cover Essex County.


 * Essex County Herald, (Guildhall, Vermont) 1873-1964, Essex County Herald Association. Dates of publication: 1873-1963. Published weekly.
 * The Caledonian : (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1837-1867, A.G. Chadwick. Dates of publication:1837-1867. Published weekly.
 * St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1867-1919. C.M. Stone &amp; Co. Dates of publication:1867-1919. Published weekly.

Probate Records
Vermont, Probate Files, 1800-1921. This collection includes an index and images of probate estate files for Essex County.

Vital Records
See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Vermont Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Certificates and Death Certificates for applications to mail.

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Essex and Orleans Counties Historical Societies

See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Essex County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Essex County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project