Topsham, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Topsham was granted its charter on August 15, 1763. The town consists of three villages; East Topsham, Waits River and West Topsham. The population was 1,173 at the 2010 US Census.

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


 * Currier Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fellows Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mills Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old West Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Roundtop Schoolhouse Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Waits River Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Zion Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Topsham Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Orange 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 Topsham, 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 Topsham:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Topsham Historical Society PO Box 64 East Topsham, VT 05076 Phone: (802) 439-6339 Contact: Bill Hodge, President

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

1877 map of Topsham Villages

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Valley News

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

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

Town Histories
Sketches of the town of Topsham, Orange County, Vermont, 1929, Frank H Craig - find this book in a library. Digital version of this book is available at Ancestry.com. ($)

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 Topsham town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1771-1982, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Topsham Land Records, 1882-1905, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Topsham Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1775-1998, Deeds, 1794-1849; index to deeds, 1794-1860, and Land records, 1784-1794, 1819-1927; index, 1841-1946.

Topsham Town Clerk 6 Harts Rd. Topsham, VT 05076 Phone: (802) 439-5505 Email: topsham@tops-tele.com Website: http://www.topshamvt.org/

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.