Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Windsor County, Vermont ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County is located in the east area of the state.

County Courthouse
Windsor County Courthouse 12 The Green Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: 802-457-2121 Windsor County Website County Clerk has divorce and city records from 1782. Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records. Probate Judge has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
Smaller Cemeteries in Windsor
 * Azra Wyman grave: Hartford
 * Simonds/Simons: North Hartland Rd near N Hartland town line, east side Lat 43.613N Long 72.354W Orange County
 * Advent Christian Campground: behind Mt.Olivet cemetery, Rt.5
 * Old St Anthony's: Old King's Highway (off Town Farm Rd West Hartford) Lat 43.678N Long 72.451W, Addison County
 * South Main St, adjacent to old St Anthony's
 * Christian Street: Center of Town Rd at King's Highway Lat 43.660N Long 72.382W | South Main St,adjacent to South End (cremations only) South End, Windsor County
 * Rt 5 opposite Dothan Brook School Lat 43.688N Long 72.32W, Windsor County
 * Delano Savage cemetery
 * Jct of Rt 14 and Jericho St Lat 43.68664N Long 72.39921W, Hartford(Point), Windsor County
 * Potters Field Old River Rd on Paronto property, Tucker
 * Mt. Olivet: Rt 14 near I-91 overpass Lat 43.656N Long 72.328W | Rt 14 near Sharon town line Lat 43.7211N Long 72.4203W(on private property) West Hartford, Windsor County
 * Potwin Family Lot: Rt 5 near Bugbee St Lat 43.662N Long 72.312W, Windsor County
 * Wright's Tomb: Rt 14 near W Hartford bridge Lat 43.715N Long 72.418W, Windsor County
 * Potwin property off Red Barn Rd, Quechee (private) Quechee
 * VA Cut-off Rd, White River Junction
 * Old Quechee Rd,Quechee Lat 43.647N Long 72.416W Russtown, Windsor

Census Records

 * 1771 Vermont: Windham and Windsor County Census, 1771 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Genealogies

 * A History of Royalton Vermont with Family Genealogies 1769-1911. 1911. By Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy. Burlington, Vermont : Royalton Woman's Club. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; 2 vols. in 1 - Ancestry ($);.

Local Histories

 * History of Windsor County, Vermont. 1891. Lewis Cass Aldrich and Frank R. Holmes, editors. Syracuse, New York : D. Mason & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive;.
 * A History of Royalton Vermont with Family Genealogies 1769-1911. 1911. By Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy. Burlington, Vermont : Royalton Woman's Club. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; 2 vols. in 1 - Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors - database can be searched by the name of the Serviceman or by Battle Unit

Regiments. Service men in Windsor County, Vermont served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Windsor County, Vermont:
 * - 1st Regiment, Vermont was mustered into service May 2, 1861 with 782 men and mustered out in July 1861.
 * Windsor County furnished 2 companies in the First Vermont Regiment
 * Company B, also known as Woodstock Light Infantry. Most men came from the town of Woodstock.
 * Company E, also known as Cavendish Light Infantry. Most men came from the town of Cavendish.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry, scattered through companies C, E, and I: mustered in June 20,1861 and mustered out July 15, 1865. Relatively few recruits were from Windsor County.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Most men in all companies except company G; was mustered in July 16, 1861 and mustered out July 11, 1865.
 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies B, C, E and K: mustered in September 21, 1861. Recruits for one year and recruits whose service would end before October 1, 1865 mustered out June 19, 1865. The remainder of the regiment mustered out July 13, 1865. Probably fewer Windsor men were in this regiment than in the 3rd Regiment. Windsor men were in all companies.
 * - 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, few Windsor County men were in this regiment; mustered in September 16, 1861. Non-veterans were mustered out October 14, 1864. The regiment mustered out June 29, 1865.
 * - 6th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Men from various towns were scattered throughout the companies; mustered in October 15, 1861 and mustered out June 26, 1865. Original members, not veterans, were mustered out October 28, 1864. Recruits for one year, and recruits whose term of service would expire before October 1, 1865, were mustered out June 19, 1865. It was attached to the First Vermont Brigade.
 * - 16th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies A, C, E, G, H and K

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977) covering local news that included Windsor County residents.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1749-1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Birth

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1765-1908 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1909-2008 Vermont, Birth Records Ancestry ($)

Marriage

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1791-1974 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1981-2001 Vermont Births Ancestry ($)
 * 1909-2008 Vermont, Marriage Records Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1871-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1981-1984, 1989 - 2001 Vermont Marriage Index Ancestry ($)
 * 1909-2008 Vermont, Death Records Ancestry ($)
 * 1981-2001 Vermont Death Index Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Concord New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Societies
Historical Societies
 * Barnard Historical Society 6415 Route 12 PO Box 234 Barnard, VT 05031 802-234-9183
 * Bethel Historical Society 318 Main Street PO Box 25 Bethel, VT 05032 Facebook
 * Black River Academy Museum and Historical Society 14 High Street PO Box 73 Ludlow, VT 05149 802-228-5050 Email: [mailto:glbrehm@tds.net glbrehm@tds.net] Website Facebook
 * Cavendish Historical Society PO Box 472 Cavendish, VT 05142 802-226-7807 E-mail:[mailto:margocaulfield@icloud.com margocaulfield@icloud.com] Website
 * Hartford Historical Society P. O. Box 547 Hartford, VT 05047-0547 (802) 296-3132 E-mail: [mailto:chairmanhartfordhistory.org chairmanhartfordhistory.org] Website
 * West Windsor Historical Society Grange Hall 1023 Rte 44 Brownsville,VT 05037 E-mail: [mailto:info@wwhs-vt.org info@wwhs-vt.org] Website
 * Windsor Historical Society Town Hall 29 Union St. Windsor, VT 05089 802-484-7474 Email: [mailto:wvha1777@gmail.com wvha1777@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 * Woodstock History Center Dana House Museum and Woodstock History Center 26 Elm Street Woodstock, VT 05091 802-457-1822 E-mail:[mailto:info@woodstockhistorycenter.org info@woodstockhistorycenter.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * The Windsor County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Windsor County
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.