Topsham, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Topsham, Vermont at Wikipedia

Topsham was granted its charter on August 15, 1763. The town consists of three villages; East Topsham, Waits River and West Topsham. The population was 1,173 at the 2010 US Census.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

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

Topsham Town Clerk 6 Harts Rd. Topsham, VT 05076 Phone: (802) 439-5505 Email: topsham@tops-tele.com Website: https://www.townoftopshamvt.org/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Currier Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fellows Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mills Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old West Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Roundtop Schoolhouse Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Waits River Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Topsham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Zion Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Topsham Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Orange 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 Topsham, 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 Topsham:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
Sketches of the town of Topsham, Orange County, Vermont, 1929, Frank H Craig - find this book in a library. Digital version of this book is available at Ancestry.com. ($)

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Topsham at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Topsham at FamilySearch Places
 * Topsham at Google Maps
 * Topsham at Mapcarta
 * Town of Topsham at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1877 map of Topsham Villages

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph Valley News

Other 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 Topsham town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1771-1982, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Topsham Land Records, 1882-1905, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Topsham Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1775-1998, Deeds, 1794-1849; index to deeds, 1794-1860, and Land records, 1784-1794, 1819-1927; index, 1841-1946.

Probate Records
The probate district for Topsham is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Topsham:
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Societies
Topsham Historical Society PO Box 64 East Topsham, VT 05076 Phone: (802) 439-6339 Contact: Bill Hodge, President