Holland, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Holland was chartered on October 26, 1779 by the Vermont Legislature. In the interval between the grant for the town and the actual writing of the charter, Holland was known by the designation Number 4, given to it by Vermont Surveyor General Whitelaw.

Holland is the highest town in Orleans County. Perhaps due to its high altitude, Holland has historically had the coolest weather and highest rate of snowfall in Orleans County.

Holland contains three unincorporated villages: Holland Center, Holland Pond, and Tice Hollow. The population at the 2010 US Census was 629.

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


 * Mead Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Holland 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 Holland, 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 Holland:

City Directories
1884 Holland Town Directory

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
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 Holland:

1878 map of Holland

Military Records
Holland, Vermont Militia Records, 1821-1834, 1863-1866, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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 Holland:

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

Town Histories

 * Holland and its neighbors, by the Holland Historical Society (Holland, Vt.) (2004) - find this book in a library.
 * Holland highlights, by Ella Farrow (1979) - 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 Holland town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1989-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Holland Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Holland, Vermont, 1801-2000, and Deeds (Holland, Vermont); index, 1805-1969, 1780-1908.

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Holland Town Clerk 120 School Road Holland, VT 05830 Phone: 802-895-4440 Email: holland1805@hotmail.com

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

Websites
Orleans Co., VTGenWeb