Windham, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Windham was chartered on October 22, 1795 by the Vermont State Legislature and was originally part of Londonderry. Windham attracted settlers early, and by the 1820's had over 1,000 residents, with over half a dozen villages and two post offices. By 1970, the population had dwindled to 150. The population was 328 at the 2000 US census.

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


 * Cobb-West Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Houghtonville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Windham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Robarge Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Windham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Windham Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Windham Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Windham 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 Windham, 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 Windham:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Windham Town Library 5976 Windham Hill Rd. Windham, VT 05359 Phone:(802) 874-4211

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

1869 map of Windham

Newspapers
The Manchester Journal

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

The probate district for Windham is Westminster. Westminster Probate Court PO Box 47 Bellows Falls, VT 05101 Phone: (802) 463-3019

Town Histories
The source : Popple Dungeon, Vermont, the settlement, farms and genealogy of a small community in Vermont by Virginia Blake Clark (1922) - view a digital copy of this book online free of charge.

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 Windham town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1796-1949, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Windham Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1796-1904; index, 1796-1952, and Births, marriages and deaths 1857-2001, Windham, Vermont.

Town of Windham 5976 Windham Hill Road Windham, VT 05359 Phone: (802) 874-4211 Email: Windham.town@gmail.com

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.