FamilySearch Wiki

Windham County, Vermont Genealogy


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

This article is about Windham county in Vermont. For other uses, see Windham (disambiguation).

County Facts
County seat: Newfane
Organized: 16 Feb 1781
Parent County(s): Cumberland (extint)[1]
Neighboring Counties
Bennington • Windsor • Franklin (MA) • Cheshire (NH) • Sullivan (NH)
See County Maps
Courthouse
Vermont, Windham County Courthouse.png
Location Map
Vt-windham.png

County Information

Description

Windham County is located in the southern area of the state.[2]

County Courthouse

Windham County Courthouse
7 Court Street
Newfane, VT 05345
Phone: 802-365-7979
Windham County Website

Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records.
County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1825.
Probate Judge has probate records.[3]


Windham County, Vermont Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[4]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
at town creation at town creation at town creation 1825 1766 1781 1790
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1857. General compliance year is unknown.

Record Loss

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

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

LandgroveBrooklineAthensVernonGuilfordHalifaxWhitinghamWilmingtonMarlboroBrattleboroDummerstonNewfaneDoverSomersetPutneyWestminsterTownshendRockinghamGraftonWardsboroJamaicaStrattonWindhamLondonderryWinhallSunderlandGlastenburySearsburgWoodfordReadsboroManchesterWestonAndoverChesterSpringfieldHinsdaleChesterfieldWestmorelandWalpoleMonroeRoweHeathColrainLeydenBernardstonNorthfieldPeruCharlestownVermont Windham Towns.png


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[7]

Towns
Villages
Unincorporated communities
Census-designated places

Extinct Towns:[8]

Towns Organized before 1800:

  • Athens 1780
  • Brattleboro 1753
  • Brookline 1794
  • Grafton 1754
  • Guilford 1754
  • Halifax 1750
  • Jamaica 1780
  • Londonderry 1780
  • Marlboro 1751
  • Newfane 1753
  • Putney 1753
  • Rockingham 1752
  • Townshend 1753
  • Woodbury 1781
  • Westminister 1752
  • Whitingham 1770
  • Wilmington 1751
  • Windham 1795 [9]

History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Windham County, Vermont online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Vermont Cemeteries for more information.

Census Records

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1790 17,572 —
1800 23,581 34.2%
1810 26,760 13.5%
1820 28,457 6.3%
1830 28,748 1.0%
1840 27,442 −4.5%
1850 29,062 5.9%
1860 26,982 −7.2%
1870 26,036 −3.5%
1880 26,763 2.8%
1890 26,547 −0.8%
1900 26,660 0.4%
1910 26,932 1.0%
1920 26,373 −2.1%
1930 26,015 −1.4%
1940 27,850 7.1%
1950 28,749 3.2%
1960 29,776 3.6%
1970 33,074 11.1%
1980 36,933 11.7%
1990 41,588 12.6%
2000 44,216 6.3%
2010 44,513 0.7%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

Maps and Gazetteers

RutlandWindsorSullivan, New HampshireBenningtonCheshire, New HampshireFranklin, MassachusettsBerkshire, MassachusettsVT WINDHAM.PNG
Click a neighboring county
for more resources


Migration

Military Records

Civil War
Regiments. Regiments and Companies:

- 1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery, Companies A B C D E F G and H
- 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
- 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies D, F and I
- 16th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies B, D, F and I

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Other Records

Periodicals

Probate Records

There are two Windham County Probate Districts:

  • Marlboro District Brattleboro, Dover, Dummerston, Guilford, Halifax, Marlboro, Newfane, Somerset, Stratton, Vernon, Wardsboro, Whitingham and Wilmington.
  • Westminster District Athens, Brookline, Grafton, Jamaica, Londonderry, Putney, Rockingham (including Bellows Falls), Townshend, Westminster and Windham.

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Town Records

Vital Records

Early Vermont vital records were kept on the town level, and beginning dates varied from place to place. Statewide requirements started in 1779. Statewide registration began in 1857, with town clerks sending copies of the previous year’s vital events to the secretary of state. For online indexes, collections, and more information, see Vermont Town Records and Vermont Vital Records.

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Windham County. For state-wide facilities, see Vermont Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

  • FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Windham County. For state-wide library facilities, see Vermont Archives and Libraries.

Museums

Societies

Listed below are societies in Windham County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Vermont Societies.

Historical Societies

Websites

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Newberry
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Windham County, Vermont" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windham_County,_Vermont accessed 6 Dec 2018
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 699. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Windham County, Vermont . Page 698-699 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 686-687.
  5. ↑ Windham
  6. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Vermont.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Windham County, Vermont," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windham_County,_Vermont, accessed 30 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Michael J. Leclerc, Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 394-95. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974 D27g 2012.
  9. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 699, Windham County, Vermont. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.


v • d• e
Links to Vermont-related articles
Topics
Counties
Extinct
Jurisdictions
Major
Repositories
Migration
Routes
Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Windham_County,_Vermont_Genealogy&oldid=6224817"