Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Washington County

County Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse 65 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05601-0426 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 426, Montpelier, VT 05601-0426 Phone: 802-223-2091

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.

Populated Places
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Neighboring Counties
Addison | Caledonia | Chittenden | Lamoille | Orange

Cemeteries

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

Probate
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Vermont, Washington County, Probate Estate Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Family History Library 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.