Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

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

United States Vermont  Washington County

County Courthouse
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

Towns Organized Before 1800: Barre 1781, Berlin 1763, Calais 1781, Duxbury 1763, Marshfield 1782, Middlesex 1763, Montpelier 1781, Moretown 1763, Northfield 1781, Plainfield 1797, Roxbury 1781, Waitsfield 1782, Warren 1780, Waterbury 1763, Worcester 1763

Parent County

 * Renamed 8 November 1814 from Jefferson County, Vermont.

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
Cities:

Towns:

Villages:

Communities:

Neighboring Counties
Addison | Caledonia | Chittenden | Lamoille | Orange

Cemeteries

 * List of Washington County Cemeteries
 * Hope Cemetery, Barre BillionGraves

Civil War
Regiments and Companies:


 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies G, H and K
 * - 13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1749 – 1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1921 at FamilySearch — images

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at Vermont, Washington County, Probate Estate Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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

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

Historical Societies

 * Barre Historical Society, PO Box 496, Barre, VT 05641 Phone: (802) 476-0567
 * Cabot Historical Society, P.O. Box 275, 3216 Main Street, Cabot, Vermont 05647 Phone: (802) 563-3396
 * Calais Historical Society, PO Box 8, Adamant, VT 05640 Phone: (802) 223-5814
 * Duxbury Historical Society, Duxbury Town Office, VT Route 100, Duxbury, VT 05676 Phone: (802) 244-7558
 * East Montpelier Historical Society, PO Box 63, East Montpelier, VT 05651 Phone:(802) 223-6886
 * Fayston Historical Society, 3685 North Fayston Road, Moretown, VT 05660 Phone: (802) 496-2083

Family History Centers

 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Washington County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Washington County
 * The Washington County VTGenWeb Project, an 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.