Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Franklin County

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse Church Street, St. Albans, VT 05478 Mailing Address: PO Box 808, Saint Albans, VT 05478 802-524-2739, 802-524-3863 Fax: 802-524-7996

Franklin County; PO Box 808; St. Albans, VT 05478; Ph. 802.524.3863 Details: (Co Clk has div &amp; ct rec from 1900; Twn Clks have b, m, d, bur &amp; land rec; Pro Judge has pro rec) Towns Organized Before 1800: Bakersfield 1791, Berkshire 1781, Enosburg 1780, Fairfax 1763, Fairfield 1763, Fletcher 1781, Franklin 1789, Georgia 1763, Highgate 1763, Montgomery 1789, Richford 1780, Sheldon 1763, Swanton 1763, St. Albans 1763 www.rootsweb.com/~vtfrankl/Franklin.html

Parent County

 * Created 5 November 1792 from Chittenden County.

Boundary Changes
9 November 1802, Grand Isle County set off.

Populated Places
City:


 * Saint Albans

Towns:

Villages:

Neighboring Counties
Chittenden | Grand Isle | Lamoille | Orleans | Quebec counties: Brome | Missisquoi

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Franklin County for European settlers included:


 * Hudson River pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal and the Richelieu River 1843

Probate Records
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Vermont, Franklin County Probates (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * The Franklin County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project