Holland, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Holland, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Holland was chartered on October 26, 1779 by the Vermont Legislature. In the interval between the grant for the town and the actual writing of the charter, Holland was known by the designation Number 4, given to it by Vermont Surveyor General Whitelaw.

Holland is the highest town in Orleans County. Perhaps due to its high altitude, Holland has historically had the coolest weather and highest rate of snowfall in Orleans County.

Holland contains three unincorporated villages: Holland Center, Holland Pond, and Tice Hollow. The population at the 2010 US Census was 629.

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

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

Holland Town Clerk 120 School Road Holland, VT 05830 Phone: 802-895-4440 Email: holland1805@hotmail.com

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 Holland. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orleans County, website at this link.


 * Mead Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Holland 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 Holland, 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 Holland:

City Directories

 * 1884 Holland 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.

Local Histories

 * Holland and its neighbors, by the Holland Historical Society (Holland, Vt.) (2004) - find this book in a library.
 * Holland highlights, by Ella Farrow (1979) - find this book in a library.

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


 * 1878 map of Holland

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

Holland, Vermont Militia Records, 1821-1834, 1863-1866, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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 Holland town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1989-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Holland Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Holland, Vermont, 1801-2000, and Deeds (Holland, Vermont); index, 1805-1969, 1780-1908.

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

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

Websites
Orleans Co., VTGenWeb

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