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.

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.

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

Probate Records
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

Randolph District Probate Records, 1790 -1935, - view digital images at FamilySearch.

Maps
1877 map of Randolph Town West

1877 map of Randolph Town, Randolph Town East

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.

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

Town Records.
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.

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

Newspapers
The Herald 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/