Orange, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Orange   Orange 

Brief History
The town of Orange was chartered on August 11, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. The town was organized March 9, 1796.

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 Orange

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.


 * Brock Haven Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Clement Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cutler Corner Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hutchinson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Orange Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Orange, 1736-1879, - available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

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 Index to births, 1800-1850, Deeds, 1796-1852; index to deeds,1796-1906, and Land records, 1852-1890; land index, 1904-1970.

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