Thetford, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Thetford, Vermont at Wikipedia

Thetford was granted its charter on August 12, 1761. The town consists of six villages; East Thetford, North Thetford, Thetford Hill, Thetford Center, Rices Mills and Post Mills. The town office is in Thetford Center. Thetford has an unusual distinction: the six different post offices established there are all still in service.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

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

Thetford Town Clerk P.O. Box 126 3910 VT Route 113 Thetford, VT 05075 Phone: 802-785-2922, ext. 100 Email: [mailto:townclerk@thetfordvt.gov townclerk@thetfordvt.gov] Website

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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


 * East Thetford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Evergreen Rest Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant Ridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Post Mills Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rices Mills Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sawnee Bean Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Thetford Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wilmot Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Thetford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orange County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Thetford, 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 Thetford:
 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Thetford at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Thetford at FamilySearch Places
 * Thetford at Google Maps
 * Thetford at Mapcarta
 * Town of Thetford at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1877 map of Thetford

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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 Thetford town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1743-1974, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Thetford Land Records, 1850-1913, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Thetford Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1778-1850, Index to deeds, 1778-1871.

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

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Thetford:
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Lathem Memorial Library 16 Library Rd. P.O. Box 240 Thetford, VT 05074 Phone:(802) 785-4361 Website: http://thetfordlibrary.org/

George Peabody Library 7922 VT Route 113 (Junction of Routes 113 and 244) P.O. Box 190 Post Mills, VT 05058 Phone: (802) 333-9724 Website: http://thetfordlibrary.org/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Societies
Thetford Historical Society 16 Library Rd. Thetford, VT 05074 Phone:(802) 785-2068