Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

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

United States Vermont  Orleans County

County Courthouse
Town and City Clerks have birth, marriage, death and City Clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records; District Probate Court has probate records; County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1800 Towns Organized Before 1800: Barton 1789, Craftsbury 1781, Derby 1779, Glover 1783, Greensboro 1781, Holland 1779, Jay 1792, Westfield 1780

Parent County

 * Created 5 November 1792 from Orange County.

Boundary Changes
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.

Places / Localities
City:



Towns:

Extinct Town:



Villages:

Community:


 * Beebe Plain

Neighboring Counties
Caledonia | Essex | Franklin | Lamoille | Quebec counties: Brome | Missisquoi | Stanstead

Cemeteries

 * List of Orleans County Cemeteries

Civil War
Regiments and Companies:


 * - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Company D

Vital Records
See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Vermont Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.

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

Historical Societies

 * Albany Historical Society, PO Box 317, Albany, VT 05820 Phone: (802) 755-6105
 * Charleston Historical Society, PO Box 46, East Charleston, VT 05833 Phone: (802) 723-4833
 * Craftsbury Historical Society, 258 The Ledges, Craftsbury, VT 05826 Phone: (802) 586-2825
 * Crystal Lake Falls Historical Association, PO Box 253, Pierce House, 97 Water Street, Barton, VT 05822 Phone: (802) 525-3703
 * Derby Historical Society, PO Box 357, Derby, VT 05829 Phone: (802) 766-5324

Family History Centers

 * Newport Vermont Family History Center

Web Sites

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