Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

United States   Vermont    Rutland County



County Courthouse
Rutland County Courthouse 83 Center Street, Rutland, VT 05701-4017 802-775-4394 Fax: 802-775-2291

Parent County

 * Created 22 February 1781 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * Part of Addison County set off 18 Oct 1785.

Populated Places
City:


 * Rutland

Towns:

Village:


 * Poultney

Communities:

Neighboring Counties
Addison | Bennington | Windsor | Washington County, New York

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977) covering local news that included Rutland County residents.

Probate
There are two Rutland County Probate Districts


 * Rutland District - Brandon, Chittenden, Clarenden, Danby, Ira, Mendon, Middletown Springs, Mount Holly, Mount Tabor, Pittsfield, Pittsford, Rutland, Sherburne, Shrewsbury, Tinmouth, Wallingford and West Rutland.
 * Fair Haven District - Benson, Castleton, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, Pawlet, Poultney, Sudbury, Wells and West Haven.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * Family History Library catalog for Rutland County
 * The Rutland County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Rutland County