Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Franklin County

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse P O Box 808 Church Street, St. Albans, VT 05478 Mailing Address: PO Box 808, Saint Albans, VT 05478 802-524-2739, 802-524-3863 Fax: 802-524-7996

County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1900; Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land; Probate Judge has probate records

Towns Organized Before 1800: Bakersfield 1791, Berkshire 1781, Enosburg 1780, Fairfax 1763, Fairfield 1763, Fletcher 1781, Franklin 1789, Georgia 1763, Highgate 1763, Montgomery 1789, Richford 1780, Sheldon 1763, Swanton 1763, St. Albans 1763

Parent County

 * Created 5 November 1792 from Chittenden County.

Boundary Changes
9 November 1802, Grand Isle County set off.

Populated Places
City:


 * Saint Albans

Towns:

Villages:

Neighboring Counties
Chittenden | Grand Isle | Lamoille | Orleans | Quebec counties: Brome | Missisquoi

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Franklin 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 Records
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Vermont, Franklin County Probates (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * The Franklin County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project