Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Vermont's first governor and one of the framers of its constitution as an independent republic and later U.S. state, Thomas Chittenden. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial, probate and land records; County Clerk has divorce records from 1829 and court records from 1798. Towns Organized Before 1800: Bolton 1763 Burlington 1763 Charlotte 1762 Colchester 1763 Essex 1763 Hinesburg 1762 Huntington 1763 Jericho 1763 Milton 1763 Richmond 1794 Shelburne 1763 St. George 1763 Underhill 1763 Williston 1763

Parent County
Created 22 October 1787 from Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * 5 November 1792, Franklin County set off.
 * 1 November 1810, Jefferson County set off (renamed Washington County 8 November 1814.)
 * 26 October 1835, Lamoille County set off.

For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
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 and Cities

Extinct Town



Unincorporated


 * Buel's Gore

Neighboring Counties

Addison | Franklin | Grand Isle | Lamoille | Washington | Clinton, New York| Essex, New York

Cemeteries

 * List of Chittenden County Cemeteries
 * Random Acts VT Cemetery Records Research Guide

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1867 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments and Companies:


 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies I and K
 * - 13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1749 - 1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1796 - 1910 Vermont, Chittenden County Probate Files at — images
 * 1800 - 1921 at FamilySearch — images

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Vital Records

 * 1732 - 2005 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1850 - 2005 at FamilySearch — index and images

See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for the following Vermont certificates: Downloadable applications from Vermont Department of Health.
 * Birth Certificate,
 * Marriage Certificate ,
 * Divorce Certificate,
 * Civil Union Dissolution Certificate, or
 * Death Certificate

Societies,Libraries and Museums
See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical and Genealogical Societies

Charlotte Historical Society 4205 Ethan Allen Highway Charlotte, VT 05445 Chittenden County Historical Society PO Box 1576 Burlington, VT 05402 E-mail:[mailto:cchsvt@gmail.com cchsvt@gmail.com] Phone: 802-878-4088 or 802-985-3063 Website Colchester Historical Society Colchester, VT 05446 Website Essex Community Historical Society PO Box 8388 Essex, VT 05451 Phone: 802-879-0849 E-mail:[mailto:essexcommunityhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint.net essexcommunityhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint.net] Essex Junction Historical Society 11 Maple Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 Phone: 802-878-8654 E-mail:[mailto:bcklite@aol.com bcklite@aol.com] Milton Historical Society Museum 13 School Street Milton, VT 05468 E-mail:[mailto:miltonhistorical@yahoo.com miltonhistorical@yahoo.com] Phone: 802-893-1604 or 802-893-2340 Winooski Historical Society Museum at Champlain Mill 20 Winoskik Falls Way #2 Winooski, VT Phone: 802-655-6424 E-mail:[mailto:winooskihistory@onioncity.com winooskihistory@onioncity.com] Website Westford Historical Society PO Box 21 Westford, VT 05494 Phone:802-878-8890 E-mail: [mailto:carolinebrown802@myfairpoint.net carolinebrown802@myfairpoint.net]

Family History Centers

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center

Websites

 * Chittenden County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Chittenden County VTGenWeb Project, a member of The VTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project backup site
 * Chittenden County Genealogy (Vermont Genealogy)