Vershire, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Vershire was granted its charter on August 3, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. The commonly accepted explanation for the current name is that it was coined by the Legislature, combining VER(mont) and (New Hamp)SHIRE. The name was changed to Ely in 1878 (see The Ely War), and back to Vershire in 1882.

Town Histories
Vershire Historical Society, Vershire Historical Society (1981) - find this book in a library.

Vital Records
The town of Vershire kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Vershire kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.) FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

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

Maps
1877 map of Vershire

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


 * South Vershire Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Spear Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Vershire Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Vershire Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1765-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Vershire Land Records, 1880-1921, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Vershire Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1791-1853; index to deeds, 1791-1875.

Town Clerk's Office 6894 Vermont 113 Vershire, VT 05079 Phone: 802-685-2227 Email: vershire@tax.state.vt.us Website: http://www.vershirevt.org/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Valley News

Libraries and Historical Societies
Vershire Community Library Vermont 113, P.O. Box 112 Vershire, VT 05079 Phone: (802) 685-9982 Website: http://www.vershare.org/