Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Washington County

Guide to Washington County Vermont genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
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.

Places / Localities
Cities:

Towns:

Villages:

Communities:

Neighboring Counties
Addison | Caledonia | Chittenden | Lamoille | Orange

Cemeteries

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

Civil War
Regiments and Companies:


 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies G, H and K
 * - 13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry

Probate Records
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.