Orange, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Orange Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog

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 TOWN, 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 TOWN:

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

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

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

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 TOWN town records available online:

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

Brief History
The town of Orange was chartered on August 11, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. The town was organized March 9, 1796.

Town Histories

 * Orange History, by Elsie Beard.
 * Orange, Vermont town history, 1781-1981, by Vivian L Rogers Freeman (1985) - 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 Orange is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

Maps
1877 map of Orange

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


 * Brock Haven Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Clement Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cutler Corner Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Orange Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Groton Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hutchinson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Orange Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Orange, 1736-1879, - available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Churches
Records of the Second Freewill Baptist Church in Orange, Vermont, 1837-1861 - available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Orange Town Clerk's Office. These include Index to births, 1800-1850, Deeds, 1796-1852; index to deeds,1796-1906, and Land records, 1852-1890; land index, 1904-1970.

Orange Town Clerk P.O. Box 233 East Barre, Vermont 05649 Email: kfelch@orangevt.org Website: http://www.orangevt.org/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph