Vershire, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Vershire was granted its charter on August 3, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. The commonly accepted explanation for the current name is that it was coined by the Legislature, combining VER(mont) and (New Hamp)SHIRE. The name was changed to Ely in 1878 (see The Ely War), and back to Vershire in 1882.

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


 * South Vershire Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Spear Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Vershire Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Vershire Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Vershire 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 Vershire, 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 Vershire:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Vershire Community Library Vermont 113, P.O. Box 112 Vershire, VT 05079 Phone: (802) 685-9982 Website: http://www.vershare.org/

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

1877 map of Vershire

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Valley News

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Vershire:

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

Town Histories
Vershire Historical Society, Vershire Historical Society (1981) - 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 Vershire town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1765-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Vershire Land Records, 1880-1921, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Vershire Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1791-1853; index to deeds, 1791-1875.

Town Clerk's Office 6894 Vermont 113 Vershire, VT 05079 Phone: 802-685-2227 Email: vershire@tax.state.vt.us Website: http://www.vershirevt.org/

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

Town Reports
The town of Vershire kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Vershire kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

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