Corinth, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Corinth was chartered on February 4, 1764. Unlike most other Vermont towns, there is no village hub in the center. Corinth comprises seven villages—East Corinth, West Corinth, South Corinth, Corinth Center, Corinth Corners, Cookeville, and Goose Green. The population was 1,367 at the 2010 census.

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


 * Corinth Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Corinth Corner Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * McCrillis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Meadow Meeting House Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Munnl Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * New East Corinth Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old East Corinth Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Corinth Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Corinth Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * 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 Corinth, 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 Corinth:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Blake Memorial Library 676 Village Road P.O. Box D East Corinth, VT 05040 Phone: (802) 439-5338 Email: blakemem@tops-tele.com Website: http://www.blakememorial.org/

Corinth Historical Society Mailing Address: 1767 Center Road Corinth, VT 05039 Phone: (802) 685-3812 Email: nerestoration@valley.net Website: http://www.corinthvt.org/historical.php

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

1877 map of Corinth

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

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

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

Town Histories
A History of Corinth, Vermont, 1764-1964, Corinth Historical Society - 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 Corinth town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1757-1978, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Corinth Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1780-1852; index to deeds, 1780-1880, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1997; indexes to births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998.

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

Corinth Town Clerk PO Box 461 1387 Cookeville Road Corinth, VT 05039| Phone: (802) 439-5850 Email: corino@tops-tele.com Website: http://www.corinthvt.org/townclerk.php

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