Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Guide to Windham County, Vermont ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
 * This article is about Windham county in Vermont. For other uses, see Windham (disambiguation).

Description
The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Windham County Courthouse 7 Court Street Newfane, VT 05345 Phone: 802-365-7979 Windham County Website Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records. County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1825. Probate Judge has probate records.

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:

Extinct Towns:
 * Somerset

Census Records

 * 1771 Vermont: Windham and Windsor County Census, 1771 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Regiments. Regiments and Companies:
 * - 1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery, Companies A B C D E F G and H
 * - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies D, F and I
 * - 16th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies B, D, F 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 Windham County residents.

Probate Records
There are two Windham County Probate Districts:
 * Marlboro District Brattleboro, Dover, Dummerston, Guilford, Halifax, Marlboro, Newfane, Somerset, Stratton, Vernon, Wardsboro, Whitingham and Wilmington.
 * Westminster District Athens, Brookline, Grafton, Jamaica, Londonderry, Putney, Rockingham (including Bellows Falls), Townshend, Westminster and Windham.

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1749-1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1781-1921 at FamilySearch How to Use this Collection
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Town Records

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Birth

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1765-1908 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Marriage

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1791-1974 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Death

 * 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-1954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1760-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1871-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Albany New York FamilySearch Center
 * Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * American Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Griffin Free Public Library - an affiliate library
 * New York State Library and New York State Archives - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Jamaica Historical Foundation 3417 VT Rte 30 Jamaica, VT 05343 E-mail:[mailto:jamaicavthf@gmail.com jamaicavthf@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Societies
Historical Societies
 * Dover Historical Society 1829 Harris House 63 Copper Hill West Dover Village Dover, VT PO Box 128 East Dover, Vermont 05341-0053 802-384-6849 E-mail:[mailto:patriciahbuck@earthlink.net patriciahbuck@earthlink.net]
 * Bellows Falls Historical Society 31 Westminster St. Bellows Falls, VT 05101 E-mail: [mailto:bfhistoricalsociety@gmail.com bfhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 *  Brattleboro Historical Society, Inc 230 Main Street #301 Brattleboro, VT 05301-6392 802-258-4957 E-mail:[mailto:histsoc@sover.net histsoc@sover.net] Website Facebook
 * Dummerston Historical Society PO Box 8064 North Brattleboro, VT 05304 Email: [mailto:dummerstonhistoricalsociety@gmail.org dummerstonhistoricalsociety@gmail.org] Website
 * Guilford Historical Society 236 School Road Guilford VT 05301 802-254-5910 E-mail:[mailto:information@guilfordhistorical.org information@guilfordhistorical.org] Website Facebook
 * Historical Society of Windham County Rte 30, Main Street PO Box 246 Newfane, VT 05345 802-365-4148 E-mail:[mailto:info@historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org info@historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org] Website
 * Marlboro Historical Society PO Box 242 Marlboro, VT 05344 802-258-2568 E-mail:[mailto:forrest810@gmail.com forrest810@gmail.com] Website
 * Putney Historical Society PO Box 260 Putney, VT 05346 802-387-4411 E-mail: [mailto:putneyhistory@gmail.com putneyhistory@gmail.com] Website
 * Saxtons River Historical Society Main Street PO Box 18 Saxtons River, VT 05154 802-869-2566 E-mail:[mailto:luring@vermontel.net luring@vermontel.net]
 * Townshend Historical Society PO Box 202 Townshend, VT 05353 802-365-4400 E-mail:[mailto:info@townshendvt.org info@townshendvt.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * The Windham County VTGenWeb Project, a member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Windham County
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.