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United States Vermont  Orange   West Fairlee 

Brief History
The town of West Fairlee was chartered on February 25, 1797 by the Vermont Legislature and was organized on March 31, 1797.

West Fairlee had originally been a part of Fairlee for nearly 36 years. Geography, with the line of high hills running north and south through the middle of the original Fairlee, and in those days transportation would certainly be reasons for the division.

Town Histories
The town under the cliff; a history of Fairlee, Vermont, by Philip G. Robinson (1957) - view digital version of book online.

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

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

Maps
1877 map of West Fairlee and Fairlee

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


 * Brushwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ely-South Fairlee Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairlee Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1787-1952, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Fairlee, land records, 1843-1920, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the West Fairlee Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; indexes of births, marriages, deaths, 1776-1998 and Deeds, 1761-1856; index to deeds, 1761-1905.

West Fairlee Town Clerk 870 VT Rte 113 West Fairlee, Vermont 05083 Phone: (802) 333-9696 Email westfairleetc@hotmail.com Website: http://www.westfairleevt.com/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Libraries and Historical Societies
Fairlee Public Library 221 Route 5 N P.O. Box 125 Fairlee VT 05045 Phone: (802) 333-4716 Email: fairlee.library@gmail.com Website: http://www.fairleelibrary.com/

Fairlee Historical Society P.O. Box 95 Fairlee, VT 05045 Phone: (802) 333-4363 Website: http://www.fairleevt.org/?page_id=288