Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Fairlee was chartered on September 5, 1761. It was first settled in 1766. Fairlee originally included what is now the town of West Fairlee, which was split off as a separate town in 1797. Fairlee is home to Lake Morey, which claims to have the longest ice skating trail in the United States.

Town Histories
The town under the cliff; a history of Fairlee, Vermont, by Philip G. Robinson (1957) - view digital version of book online.

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

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

Maps
1877 map of West Fairlee and Fairlee

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


 * Brushwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairlee Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Fairlee Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1787-1952, can be found on (browse only images).

Fairlee, land records, 1843-1920, can be found on (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Fairlee Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; indexes of births, marriages, deaths, 1776-1998 and Deeds, 1761-1856; index to deeds, 1761-1905.

Fairlee Town Clerk 75 Town Common Rd. Fairlee, VT 05045 Phone:(802) 333-4363 Email: townclerk@fairleevt.org Website: http://www.fairleevt.org/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Libraries and Historical Societies
Fairlee Public Library 221 Route 5 N P.O. Box 125 Fairlee VT 05045 Phone: (802) 333-4716 Email: fairlee.library@gmail.com Website: http://www.fairleelibrary.com/

Fairlee Historical Society P.O. Box 95 Fairlee, VT 05045 Phone: (802) 333-4363 Website: http://www.fairleevt.org/?page_id=288