Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Grand Isle County Vermont genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Vermont  Grand Isle County

County Courthouse
Probate judge  has probate records; town clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records Towns Organized Before 1800: Alburgh 1781, Grand Isle 1779, Isles La Motte 1779, North Hero 1779, South Hero 1779

Parent County
Created 9 November 1802 from Franklin County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Places / Localities
Towns



Extinct or Renamed Towns



Village


 * Alburgh

Neighboring Counties
Chittenden | Franklin | Clinton County, New York | Missisquoi County, Quebec

Cemeteries

 * List of Grand Isle County Cemeteries
 * Blog about Grand Isle Cemeteries

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Grand Isle County for European settlers included:


 * Hudson River pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal and the Richelieu River 1843

Town Records
"Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005" Browse images.  Description: Vital and town records acquired from local town clerk offices. Source Information: Town officials in Vermont. Vermont Town Records. Town halls in Vermont.

Grand Isle County: Alburg, Grand Isle, North Hero, South Hero

Vital Records
See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Vermont Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Grand Isle County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Grand Isle County
 * The Grand Isle County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grand Isle County