Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Addison County, Vermont ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Addison County Courthouse 7 Mahady Ct Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: 802-388-4237 Addison County Website

Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records. County Clerk has divorce and birth certificates records from 1797. Probate Judge has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Towns Organized By 1800:

Biographies

 * 1) Gazetteer and business directory of Addison County, Vt., for 1881-82, Includes a history of the county with biographical sketches.
 * 2) History of Addison County, Vermont: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, ,

Census Records
Federal


 * 1850 federal census of Addison County, Vermont ,
 * Population schedules of the 7th census of the United States, 1850, Vermont

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Directories

 * 1881-1882 Gazetteer And Business Directory of Addison County, Vermont, For 1881- 1882 (1882) at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Land and Property Records
There are 22 towns and one city in Addison County each with its own government. For information on tax information and licenses contact the individual town offices. Town clerks are responsible for the record keeping of deeds land records, notes and liens, mortgages, property transfers, voter registration, vital statistics and licenses. Addison County Chamber of Commerce's Government Information

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Vermont Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Regiments. Regiments and Companies:
 * 1861-1867 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies B and F

Probate Records
Probate records are kept at town level, rather than county level.

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1749-1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1845-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. ''Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
 * MyHeritage, and Steve Morse.''
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Local government. Internally, Vermont consists of nine cities, 254 towns and several unincorporated gores, governed by guidelines set by the state statutes and constitution. Towns govern themselves by Town Meeting. The governing power is found in the City Councils in cities. There are three types of incorporated municipalities in Vermont, towns, cities and villages. As in the other New England states, towns are the basic unit of municipal government. Cities are independent of and equivalent to towns. Villages are included in towns but assume responsibility for some municipal services within their boundaries, usually water, sewage and sometimes local roads. Incorporated villages are not found in any of the other New England states. Like most of New England, there is slight provision for autonomous county government. Counties and shire towns (like county seats) are merely convenient repositories for various government services such as County and State Courts, with several elected officers such as a State's Attorney, Sheriff, and High Bailiff. All county services are directly funded by the State of Vermont.

For information on tax information and licenses contact the individual town offices. Town clerks are responsible for the record keeping of deeds land records, notes and liens, mortgages, property transfers, voter registration, vital statistics and licenses. Addison County Chamber of Commerce's Government Information

Birth

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1765-1908 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Marriage

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1791-1974 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Death

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1871-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Archives

 * Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, has extensive collection of vital records and history for this county.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Essex Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Montpelier Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Allen County Public Library, better known as ACPL, in Fort Wayne, Indiana has an extensive collection for this county.

Museums
Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History 1 Park Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Telephone: 802-388-2117 E-mail:[mailto:info@henrysheldonmuseum.org info@henrysheldonmuseum.org] Website

Societies
Addison Town Historical Society 3968 VT Route 22A Addison, VT 05491 Telephone: 802-759-2380 Bridport Historical Society 3177 Crown Point Road Bridport, VT 05734 Telephone: 802-758-2654 E-mail:[mailto:msunderland@gmavt.net msunderland@gmavt.net] Cornwall Historical Society c/o Town Hall 2629 VT Route 30 Cornwall, VT 05753 Telephone: 802-462-2003 East Middlebury Historical Society PO Box 2 East Middlebury, VT 05740 Bristol Historical Society Howden Hall Community Center 19 West Street Bristol, VT 05443 Telephone: 802-453-3439 E-mail:[mailto:lscoffin@gmavt.net lscoffin@gmavt.net] Ferrisburgh Historical Society 6 Little Chicago Road Ferrisburgh, Vt Telephone: 802-425-4505 Lincoln Historical Society 18th Century Farmhouse & 19th Century Barn Museum 88 Quaker Street Lincoln, VT 05443 Telephone: 802-453-2807 E-mail:[mailto:menzer01@aol.com menzer01@aol.com] Monkton Museum & Historical Society 280 Monkton Ridge North Ferrisburgh, VT, 05473 Telephone: 802-482-2277 E-mail:[mailto:monktonmhs@gmail.com monktonmhs@gmail.com] New Haven Historical Society 89 North Street New Haven, VT 05472 Telephone: 802-453-3947 Orwell Historical Society Orwell Free Library Main Street VT Route 73 PO Box 85 Orwell, VT 05760 Telephone: 802-948-2049 Salisbury Historical Society Town Hall Maple Street PO Box 40 Salisbury, VT 05769 E-mail:[mailto:barrywhitney@myfairpoint.net barrywhitney@myfairpoint.net] Shoreham Historical Society Stone Schoolhouse Museum VT Route 22A 91 Doolittle Road Shoreham, VT 05770 Telephone: 802-897-2572 E-mail:[mailto:gdbirdsall@yahoo.com gdbirdsall@yahoo.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Linkpendium
 * The Addison County VTGenWeb Project, part of The VTGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.