Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the English county of Rutland. The County is located in the southwest center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Secretary of State Office, Montpelier has birth, marriage, and death records 1760-1955 and divorce records 1760-1968; Town Clerks have land records from 1826; County Clerk has land records 1779-1826 and court records; Probate Court has probate records.

Towns Organized Before 1800: Benson 1780 Brandon 1761 Castleton 1761 Chittenden 1780 Clarendon 1761 Danby 1761 Fair Haven 1779 Hubbardton 1764 Ira 1781 Mendon 1781 Middletown Springs 1784 Mt. Holly 1792 Mt. Tabor 1761 Pawlet 1761 Pittsford 1761 Poultney 1761 Rutland 1761 Sherburn 1761 Shrewsbury 1761 Sudbury 1763 Wallingford 1761 Wells 1761 West Haven 1792

Town Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Parent County

 * Created 22 February 1781 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * Part of Addison County set off 18 Oct 1785.

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:

City:



Towns:

Extinct Town:



Village:


 * Poultney

Communities:

Neighboring Counties
Addison | Bennington | Windsor | Washington County, New York

Cemeteries

 * List of Rutland County Cemeteries
 * Random Acts VT Cemetery Records Research Guide

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1867  at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments and Companies:


 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies G, H and I

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977) covering local news that included Rutland County residents.

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

There are two Rutland County Probate Districts:
 * Rutland District - Brandon, Chittenden, Clarenden, Danby, Ira, Mendon, Middletown Springs, Mount Holly, Mount Tabor, Pittsfield, Pittsford, Rutland, Sherburne, Shrewsbury, Tinmouth, Wallingford and West Rutland.
 * Fair Haven District - Benson, Castleton, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, Pawlet, Poultney, Sudbury, Wells and West Haven.

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

Historical Societies
Castleton Historical Society PO Box 219 Castleton, VT 05735 Phone: 802-468-5105 E-mail:[mailto:blueshoehh@hotmail.com blueshoehh@hotmail.com] Chittenden Historical Society PO Box 89 Chittenden, VT 05737 Phone: 802-483-9563 Website Fair Haven Historical Society 3 North Park Place Fair Haven, VT 05743 Phone: 802-265-3103 Rutland Historical Society Inc Nickwackett Firehouse 96 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701-4023 Phone: 802-775-2006 E-mail:[mailto:president@rutlandhistory.com president@rutlandhistory.com] E-mail:[mailto:jshkdavidson@comcast.net jshkdavidson@comcast.net] Website Fair Haven Historical Society Municipal Building 3 North Park Place Fair Haven, VT 05743 Telephone: 802-265-3103 E-mail:[mailto:fhgstechie@yahoo.com fhgstechie@yahoo.com] Hubbardton Historical Society Monument Hill Schoolhouse 5568 Monument Hill Road PO Box 383 Castleton, VT 05735 Phone: 802-273-2242 E-mail:[mailto:history@hubbardton.net history@hubbardton.net] Mendon Historical Society Town Clerk's Office 2282 US Route 4 Mendon, VT 05701 Phone: 802-773-1662 Middletown Springs Historical Society Museum, On The Green PO Box 1121 Middletown Springs, VT 05757 Phone: 802-235-2561 E-mail:[mailto:jonm@vermontel.net jonm@vermontel.net] Website Pawlet Historical Society VT Route 30 PO Box 113 Pawlet, VT 05761 Phone: 802-645-9529 or 802-325-2406 E-mail:[mailto:voorburg@sover.net voorburg@sover.net] Pittsford Historical Society, Inc Eaton Hall 3399 US Route 7 PO Box 423 Pittsford, VT 05763 Website Poultney Historical Society PO Box 605 East Poultney, VT 05741 Phone: 802-287-5252 E-mail:[mailto:info@poultneyhistoricalsociety.org info@poultneyhistoricalsociety.org] Website Proctor Historical Society 4 Main Street Proctor, VT 05765 Phone: 802-459-2291 Wallingford Historical Society Town Hall 75 School Street Wallingford, VT 05773 Phone: 802-446-3560 E-mail:[mailto:Brookvale@Vermontel.net Brookvale@Vermontel.net] Website

Family History Centers

 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center

Websites

 * Rutland County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Rutland County
 * The Rutland County VTGenWeb Project, a member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Rutland County
 * Rutland County Genealogy (Vermont Genealogy)