Topsham, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Orange   Topsham 

Brief History
Topsham was granted its charter on August 15, 1763. The town consists of three villages; East Topsham, Waits River and West Topsham. The population was 1,173 at the 2010 US Census.

Town Histories
Sketches of the town of Topsham, Orange County, Vermont, 1929, Frank H Craig - find this book in a library. Digital version of this book is available at Ancestry.com. ($)

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

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

Maps
1877 map of Topsham Villages

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


 * Currier Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fellows Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mills Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old West Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Roundtop Schoolhouse Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Waits River Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Zion Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1771-1982, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Topsham Land Records, 1882-1905, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Topsham Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1775-1998, Deeds, 1794-1849; index to deeds, 1794-1860, and Land records, 1784-1794, 1819-1927; index, 1841-1946.

Topsham Town Clerk 6 Harts Rd. Topsham, VT 05076 Phone: (802) 439-5505 Email: topsham@tops-tele.com Website: http://www.topshamvt.org/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Valley News

Libraries and Historical Societies
Topsham Historical Society PO Box 64 East Topsham, VT 05076 Phone: (802) 439-6339 Contact: Bill Hodge, President