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United States Vermont  Orange   Orange 

Brief History
The town of Orange was chartered on August 11, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature.

Town Histories

 * Orange History, by Elsie Beard.
 * Orange, Vermont town history, 1781-1981, by Vivian L Rogers Freeman (1985) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Orange is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

Maps
1877 map of Newbury

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


 * Jefferson Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Newbury Town House Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Oxbow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Page Hill - Grow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Newbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rogers Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Records of the Second Freewill Baptist Church in Orange, Vermont, 1837-1861 - available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Orange Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1797-1852; index to deeds, 1797-1939, and Land records, 1823-1908.

Orange Town Clerk P.O. Box 233 East Barre, Vermont 05649 Email: kfelch@orangevt.org Website: http://www.orangevt.org/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Libraries and Historical Societies
Tenney Memorial Library 4886 Main Street South Newbury, Vermont 05051 Phone: (802) 866-5366 Email: tenneylibrary@gmail.com Website: http://tenneymemoriallibrary.org/