Troy, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Troy was chartered in October 28, 1801 by the Vermont Legislature. When the Legislature combined Averys Grant and Kellys Grant into a single town in 1801, it was called Missisquoi, after the river which runs through it.

Some of the stakes which mark the US/Canada border were made of Troy Iron, smelted in the tiny village of Troy Furnace, so named for the iron smelting furnace built there in the 1830's to process the ore mined just east of the Missisquoi River. Despite the high quality of the iron, the business was never profitable: several companies failed financially in the effort.

Troy contains two villages: the unincorporated village of Troy, and the incorporated village of North Troy. The population at the 2010 US Census was 1662.

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


 * Evergreen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Troy Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Notre Dame Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Troy Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Troy 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 Troy, 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 Troy:

City Directories
1884 North Troy and Troy Town Directories

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

Troy,Vermont Land Records,1854 to 1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

Libraries and Historical Societies
Rand Memorial Library 160 Railroad Street PO BOX 509 North Troy, Vermont 05859 Phone: (802) 988-4741 Email: randmemorial@gmail.com Website

Missisquoi Valley Historical Society Main Street PO Box 237 North Troy, VT 05859 Phone: (802) 988-4656 Website

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 Troy:

1878 map of Troy Town North

1878 map of Troy, Troy Town South

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 Troy:

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

Town Histories
Memories of the early days in the town of Troy, Vermont, by Anne Huckins Butterfield (1977) - 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 Troy town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1802 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Troy Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1806-1854.

Troy Town Clerk 142 Main St. North Troy, VT 05859 Phone: (802) 988-2663 Email: townoftroy@comcast.net Website

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.