Randolph, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Randolph is a town in Orange County, Vermont. The population was 4,778 at the 2010 census, making Randolph the largest town in the county.

Vermont granted the town on November 2, 1780, when the New Hampshire settlers could not locate the original grantees, whose patents were issued by New York. It was chartered on June 29, 1781 to Aaron Storrs and 70 others, and was originally named "Middlesex."

To encourage recognition of the state by the United States for admission into the Union, the town was renamed in honor of Edmund Randolph who was one of Virginia's delegates to the Constitutional Congress.

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


 * East Randolph Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Holy Cross Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Moulton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Randolph Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Randolph 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 Randolph, 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 Randolph:

St. John's Episcopal Church Records, 1869-1957, - available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Kimball Public Library 67 Main Street Randolph, VT 05060 Phone: (802) 728-5073 Email:info@KimballLibrary.org Website: http://www.kimballlibrary.org/

Randolph Historical Society 34 Highland Ave. Randolph, VT 05060 Phone: (802) 728-9308 Email: Randolph.vt.history@gmail.com Website: http://randolphvthistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/

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

1877 map of Randolph Town West

1877 map of Randolph Town, Randolph Town East

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 Randolph:

The probate district for Randolph is Orange (Randolph District consoladated in 1994). Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610


 * 1790 -1935 FamilySearch.

Town Histories

 * Randolph's beginnings, by Miriam Herwig (1981) - find this book in a library.
 * Potash and pine : the formative years in Randolph history, by Leigh Wright (1977) - find this book in a library.
 * Randolph, Vermont : historical sketches to which are added personal reminiscences of the author, by Harry H Cooley (1978) - find this book in a library.

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 Randolph town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1785-1921, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Randolph Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1783-1850.

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

Randolph Town Clerk PO Drawer B 7 Summer St. Randolph, VT 05060 Phone: (802) 728-5682 Website: http://randolphvt.govoffice2.com/

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