Victory, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Victory was chartered on September 6, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature.

In 1970 there were only 42 residents, but eighty years earlier the place had been rather busy. Heavily timbered, it had been a magnet for the lumbermen; later, large quantities of potatoes were grown for starch and alchohol. In its heyday, there were seven villages, three post offices, five schools, six lumber mills, a starch factory, a granite quarry, four railroad stations and a hotel, plus various boarding houses for the factory and mill workers. Today, there are only a few more people than forty years ago. The population at the 2010 US Census was 62.

Victory made national news in 1963 when electricity was installed in the town for the first time, one of the last two towns in the state to get power.

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


 * Shores Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Victory Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Victory Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Victory Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex 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 Victory, 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 Victory:

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

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 Victory:

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

The probate district for Victory is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

Town Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

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 Victory town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Victory Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. A-B, 1857-1882; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1856-1968.

Victory Town Clerk 102 Radar Road Box 609 North Concord, VT 05858 Phone: (802) 328-2400 Email: townofvictory@wildblue.net

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.