Irasburg, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Irasburg, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Irasburg was chartered on February 23, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. It was one of three Vermont towns named for Ira Allen, the principal grantee (Ira in Rutland County and Alburgh in Grand Isle County being the others).

Irasburg was granted to Ira Allen, Roger Enos, Jerusha Enos (wife of Roger Enos), Jerusha Enos, Jr. (wife of Ira Allen), Roger Enos, Jr. and others by the Vermont General Assembly. Ira Allen later obtained the rights of the other proprietors, and he deeded the town to Jerusha Enos, Jr. as a wedding gift in 1789.

Irasburg was caught up in Ira's financial disaster and all of Jerusha's land was sold at sheriff's auction for back taxes. Ira's nephew and adopted son Heman bought the land and gave it back to Jerusha.

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

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

Irasburg Town Clerk's Office 161 Vermont 58 P.O. Box 51 Irasburg, VT 05845 Phone: (802) 754-2242 Email: irasburgtc@comcast.net

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Irasburg Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint John Vianney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Irasburg to 1870 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Irasburg Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orleans County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Irasburg, 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 Irasburg:

City Directories

 * 1884 Irasburg Town Directory
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Land Records

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

Local Histories
A history of Irasburg, Vermont by Marjorie A Orcutt and Edward S Alexander (1989) - find this book in a library.

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


 * 1878 map of Irasburg

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
The Newport Daily Express

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 Irasburg town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1803-1892, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Irasburg Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1803-1892; index, 1801-1951, Land records, 1855-1877; index to records, 1801-1971, and Deeds, 1801-1855.

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Irasburg:

Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305
 * 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

Libraries
Leach Public Library 130 Park Ave. Irasburg, VT 05845 Phone: (802) 754-2526

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library