Irasburg, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Irasburg was chartered on February 23, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. It was one of three Vermont towns named for Ira Allen, the principal grantee (Ira in Rutland County and Alburgh in Grand Isle County being the others).

Irasburg was granted to Ira Allen, Roger Enos, Jerusha Enos (wife of Roger Enos), Jerusha Enos, Jr. (wife of Ira Allen), Roger Enos, Jr. and others by the Vermont General Assembly. Ira Allen later obtained the rights of the other proprietors, and he deeded the town to Jerusha Enos, Jr. as a wedding gift in 1789.

Irasburg was caught up in Ira's financial disaster and all of Jerusha's land was sold at sheriff's auction for back taxes. Ira's nephew and adopted son Heman bought the land and gave it back to Jerusha.

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


 * Irasburg Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint John Vianney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Irasburg to 1870 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Irasburg 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 Irasburg, 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 Irasburg:

City Directories
1884 Irasburg Town Directory

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Leach Public Library 130 Park Ave. Irasburg, VT 05845 Phone: (802) 754-2526

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 Irasburg:

1878 map of Irasburg

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

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

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

Town Histories
A history of Irasburg, Vermont by Marjorie A Orcutt and Edward S Alexander (1989) - 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 Irasburg town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1803-1892, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Irasburg Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records, 1803-1892; index, 1801-1951, Land records, 1855-1877; index to records, 1801-1971, and Deeds, 1801-1855.

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

Irasburg Town Clerk's Office 161 Vermont 58 P.O. Box 51 Irasburg, VT 05845 Phone: (802) 754-2242 Email: irasburgtc@comcast.net

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