Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Brownington was originally granted in 1782. As with many of the other towns in northern Vermont, the grantees of Brownington got caught in a dispute between the Legislature and the Governor and Council over which branch of government had the right to grant land within the state. Eventually, the disputes were settled and Brownington was chartered on October 2, 1790 by the Vermont Legislature. The town includes three unincorporated villages: Brownington, Brownington Center, and Evansville.

The population was 988 at the 2010 US Census.

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


 * Brownington Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Brownington Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Brownington Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Brownington 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 Brownington, 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 Brownington:

Brownington, Vermont First Congregational Church Records, 1809-1869, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

City Directories
1884 Brownington Town Directory

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

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

1878 map of Brownington

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

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

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

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 Brownington town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Brownington Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1861-1883; index of births and deaths, 1861-1916, and Land records, 1797-1878; general index to land records, 1797-1912.

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

Brownington Town Clerk 622 Schoolhouse Rd. Brownington, VT 05860 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 66 Orleans, VT 05860 Phone: (802) 754-8401 Email: browningtontc@comcast.net

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