Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy

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

United States Vermont  Grand Isle County

County Courthouse
Probate judge  has probate records; town clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records Towns Organized Before 1800: Alburgh 1781, Grand Isle 1779, Isles La Motte 1779, North Hero 1779, South Hero 1779

Parent County
Created 9 November 1802 from Franklin 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.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
Towns



Extinct or Renamed Towns



Village


 * Alburgh

Neighboring Counties
Chittenden | Franklin | Clinton County, New York | Missisquoi County, Quebec

Cemeteries

 * List of Grand Isle County Cemeteries
 * Blog about Grand Isle Cemeteries

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Grand Isle 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
Online Probate Records
 * 1749 – 1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1921 at FamilySearch — images

Town Records
"Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005" Browse images.  Description: Vital and town records acquired from local town clerk offices. Source Information: Town officials in Vermont. Vermont Town Records. Town halls in Vermont.

Grand Isle County: Alburg, Grand Isle, North Hero, South Hero

Vital Records
See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for the following Vermont certificates: Downloadable applications from Vermont Department of Health.
 * Birth Certificate,
 * Marriage Certificate ,
 * Divorce Certificate,
 * Civil Union Dissolution Certificate, or
 * Death Certificate

Societies and Libraries
Grand Isle Historical Society PO Box 23 Grand Isle, VT 05458 Telephone: 802-372-4058

Alburgh Historical Society, Inc. Alburg Public Library PO Box 453 165 Main Street Alburgh, VT 05440 Telephone: 802-796-4144 or 802-796-3547

Isle La Motte Historical Society PO Box 18 Isle La Motte, VT 05463 Telephone: 802-928-3077

North Hero Historical Society PO Box 175 North Hero, VT 05474 Telephone: 802-372-5544

Franklin and Grand Isle Counties Historical Society Website

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

Web Sites

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