Thetford, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
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.

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

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:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Thetford:

Libraries and Historical Societies
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/

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

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Thetford:

1877 map of Thetford

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Valley News

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:

Town Histories

 * A short history of Thetford, Vermont, 1761-1870, by Charles Latham (1972) - find this book in a library.
 * The mills and villages of Thetford, Vermont, by Charles W Hughes (1992), - find this book in a library.
 * Beloved village : reminiscences of Thetford Hill, Vermont, 1921-1985, by Charles W Hughes (1985) - find this book in a library.

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

Thetford Town Clerk PO Box 126 3910 VT Route 113 Thetford, VT 05075 Phone: (802) 785-2922, Ext 10 Email: townclerk@thetfordvermont.us Website: http://www.thetfordvermont.us/

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

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