FamilySearch Wiki

Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

(Redirected from Windsor County, Vermont)


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

County Facts
County seat: Woodstock
Organized: February 22, 1781
Parent County(s): Cumberland (extinct)[1]
Neighboring Counties
Addison • Bennington • Orange • Rutland • Windham • Grafton (NH) • Sullivan (NH)
See County Maps
Courthouse
Vermont, Windsor County Courthouse.png
Location Map
Vt-windsor.png

County Information

Description

Windsor County is located in the southeastern area of the state.[2]

County Courthouse

Windsor County Courthouse
12 The Green
Woodstock, VT 05091
Phone: 802-457-2121
Windsor County Website

County Clerk has divorce and city records from 1782.
Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records.
Probate Judge has probate records.[3]

Windsor 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 1782 1784 1787 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

BaltimoreWindsorWest WindsorWeathersfieldCavendishLudlowAndoverChesterSpringfieldWestonLandgrovePeruMount TaborMount HollyShrewsburyKillingtonMendonPittsfieldRochesterGoshenHancockGranvillePlymouthReadingBridgewaterWoodstockHartlandStockbridgeBarnardPomfretHartfordBethelRoyaltonSharonNorwichBraintreeRandolphTunbridgeStraffordThetfordCharlestownClaremontCornishPlainfieldLymeHanoverLebanonRockinghamGraftonWindhamLondonderryChittendenVermont Windsor 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

Towns Organized before 1800:

  • Andover 1761
  • Baltimore 1793
  • Barnard 1761
  • Bethel 1779
  • Bridgewater 1761
  • Cavendish 1761
  • Chester 1754
  • Hartford 1761
  • Hartland 1761
  • Ludlow 1761
  • Norwich 1761
  • Plymouth 1761
  • Pomfret 1761
  • Reading 1761
  • Royalton 1769
  • Sharon 1761
  • Springfield 1761
  • Stockbridge 1761
  • Weathersfield 1761
  • Weston 1799
  • Windsor 1761
  • Woodstock 1761 [8]

History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Windsor 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.

Smaller Cemeteries in Windsor

  • Azra Wyman grave: Hartford
  • Braley-Simonds: North Hartland Rd near N Hartland town line, east side (Lat 43.613N Long 72.354W)
  • Advent Christian Campground: behind Mt. Olivet cemetery, Rt.5
  • Old St Anthony's: Old King's Highway (off Town Farm Rd West Hartford) (Lat 43.678N Long 72.451W)
  • South Main St, adjacent to old St Anthony's
  • Christian Street: Center of Town Rd at King's Highway, South Main St, adjacent to South End (cremations only) South End (Lat 43.660N Long 72.382W)
  • Rt 5 opposite Dothan Brook School (Lat 43.688N Long 72.32W)
  • Delano Savage cemetery
  • Jct of Rt 14 and Jericho St, Hartford (Point) (Lat 43.68664N Long 72.39921W)
  • Potters Field Old River Rd on Paronto property, Tucker
  • Mt. Olivet: Rt 14 near I-91 overpass (Lat 43.656N Long 72.328W); Rt 14 near Sharon town line (on private property) West Hartford (Lat 43.7211N Long 72.4203W )
  • Potwin Family Lot: Rt 5 near Bugbee St (Lat 43.662N Long 72.312W)
  • Wright's Tomb: Rt 14 near W Hartford bridge (Lat 43.715N Long 72.418W)
  • Potwin property off Red Barn Rd, Quechee (private) Quechee
  • VA Cut-off Rd, White River Junction
  • Old Quechee Rd, Quechee, Russtown (Lat 43.647N Long 72.416W)

Census Records

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1790 15,740 —
1800 26,944 71.2%
1810 34,877 29.4%
1820 38,233 9.6%
1830 40,625 6.3%
1840 40,356 −0.7%
1850 38,504 −4.6%
1860 37,193 −3.4%
1870 36,063 −3.0%
1880 35,196 −2.4%
1890 31,706 −9.9%
1900 32,225 1.6%
1910 33,681 4.5%
1920 36,984 9.8%
1930 37,416 1.2%
1940 37,862 1.2%
1950 40,885 8.0%
1960 42,483 3.9%
1970 44,082 3.8%
1980 51,030 15.8%
1990 54,055 5.9%
2000 57,418 6.2%
2010 56,670 −1.3%
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

AddisonRutlandBenningtonWindhamOrangeSullivan, New HampshireGrafton, New HampshireVT WINDSOR.PNG
Click a neighboring county
for more resources

Migration

Military Records

Civil War

Regiments.
Service men in Windsor County, Vermont served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Windsor County, Vermont:

- 1st Regiment, Vermont was mustered into service May 2, 1861 with 782 men and mustered out in July 1861.[9]
Windsor County furnished 2 companies in the First Vermont Regiment
Company B, also known as Woodstock Light Infantry. Most men came from the town of Woodstock.
Company E, also known as Cavendish Light Infantry. Most men came from the town of Cavendish.
- 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry, scattered through companies C, E, and I: mustered in June 20,1861 and mustered out July 15, 1865. Relatively few recruits were from Windsor County.
- 3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Most men in all companies except company G; was mustered in July 16, 1861 and mustered out July 11, 1865.
- 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies B, C, E and K: mustered in September 21, 1861. Recruits for one year and recruits whose service would end before October 1, 1865 mustered out June 19, 1865. The remainder of the regiment mustered out July 13, 1865. Probably fewer Windsor men were in this regiment than in the 3rd Regiment. Windsor men were in all companies.
- 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, few Windsor County men were in this regiment; mustered in September 16, 1861. Non-veterans were mustered out October 14, 1864. The regiment mustered out June 29, 1865.
- 6th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Men from various towns were scattered throughout the companies; mustered in October 15, 1861 and mustered out June 26, 1865. Original members, not veterans, were mustered out October 28, 1864. Recruits for one year, and recruits whose term of service would expire before October 1, 1865, were mustered out June 19, 1865. It was attached to the First Vermont Brigade.
- 16th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies A, C, E, G, H and K

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Other Records

Periodicals

Probate Records

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 Windsor 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 Windsor County. For state-wide library facilities, see Vermont Archives and Libraries.

Museums

Societies

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

Websites

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Newberry
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Windsor County, Vermont" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_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), Windsor 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. ↑ Newberry
  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, "Windsor County, Vermont," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_County,_Vermont, accessed 30 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 699, Windsor County, Vermont. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  9. ↑ Lewis Cass Aldrich, and Frank R. Holmes, History of Windsor County, Vermont (Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason, 1891), 110-77, Chapter 10, Windsor County During the War of the Rebellion.
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=Windsor_County,_Vermont_Genealogy&oldid=6224816"