Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy

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

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

County Courthouse
Probate Judge has probate records; Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records. Towns Organized Before 1800: Alburgh 1781 Grand Isle 1779 Isles La Motte 1779 North Hero 1779 South Hero 1779

Parent County
Created 9 November 1802 from Franklin County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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: Towns



Extinct or Renamed Towns



Village


 * Alburgh

Neighboring Counties
Chittenden | Franklin | Clinton County, New York | Missisquoi County, Quebec

Cemeteries

 * List of Grand Isle County Cemeteries
 * Blog about Grand Isle Cemeteries
 * Random Acts VT Cemetery Records Research Guide

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Grand Isle County for European settlers included:


 * Hudson River pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal and the Richelieu River 1843

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1749 - 1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 - 1921 at FamilySearch — images

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Vital Records

 * 1732 - 2005 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1850 - 2005 at FamilySearch — index and images

See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for the following Vermont certificates: Downloadable applications from Vermont Department of Health.
 * Birth Certificate,
 * Marriage Certificate ,
 * Divorce Certificate,
 * Civil Union Dissolution Certificate, or
 * Death Certificate

Societies and Libraries
Grand Isle Historical Society PO Box 23 Grand Isle, VT 05458 Phone: 802-372-4058 Alburgh Historical Society, Inc. Alburg Public Library PO Box 453 165 Main Street Alburgh, VT 05440 Phone: 802-796-4144 or 802-796-3547 Isle La Motte Historical Society PO Box 18 Isle La Motte, VT 05463 Phone: 802-928-3077 North Hero Historical Society PO Box 175 North Hero, VT 05474 Phone: 802-372-5544 Franklin and Grand Isle Counties Historical Society Website

See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Grand Isle County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Grand Isle County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grand Isle County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grand Isle County