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For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/vermont/ "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps"] (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. | |||
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There are 22 towns and one city in Addison County each with its own government. For information on tax information and licenses contact the individual town offices. Town clerks are responsible for the record keeping of deeds land records, notes and liens, mortgages, property transfers, voter registration, vital statistics and licenses. [http://www.addisoncounty.com/pages/area.asp?content=government Addison County Chamber of Commerce's Government Information] | There are 22 towns and one city in Addison County each with its own government. For information on tax information and licenses contact the individual town offices. Town clerks are responsible for the record keeping of deeds land records, notes and liens, mortgages, property transfers, voter registration, vital statistics and licenses. [http://www.addisoncounty.com/pages/area.asp?content=government Addison County Chamber of Commerce's Government Information] | ||
See also [http://www.genealogyinc.com/vermont/vt-vital-records/ How to order Vermont Vital Records], [http://www.genealogyinc.com/ordervitalcertificate/ order electronically online] or download an application for Vermont <a title="Vermont Birth Certificate Application" href="http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/birth_form.aspx" target="_blank">Birth Certificate</a>, <a title="Vermont Marriage Certificate Application" href="http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/marriage_form.aspx" target="_blank">Marriage Certificate</a>, <a title="Vermont Divorce Certificate Application" href="http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/divorce_form.aspx" target="_blank">Divorce Certificate</a>, <a title="Vermont Death Certificate Application" href="http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/deathcert_form.aspx" target="_blank">Death Certificate</a> Applications to mail. | |||
=== Societies, Libraries and Museums === | === Societies, Libraries and Museums === | ||
See also a List of [http://www.genealogyinc.com/vermont/vt-society-archive/ Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies] | |||
==== Family History Centers ==== | ==== Family History Centers ==== | ||
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=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/vermont/addison-county/ Addison County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] | |||
*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108557721566275012624 Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+] | |||
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/221057387934883/ Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook] | |||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VT/Addison/ Linkpendium] | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VT/Addison/ Linkpendium] | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vtgenweb/Addison-Co-VT.htm The Addison County VTGenWeb Project], part of The VTGenWeb Project | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vtgenweb/Addison-Co-VT.htm The Addison County VTGenWeb Project], part of The VTGenWeb Project | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 1 May 2014
Guide to Addison County Vermont genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
United States 
Vermont Addison County
| Addison County, Vermont | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Vermont | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | October 18, 1785 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Middlebury |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Addison County Courthouse 5 Court Street, Middlebury, VT 05753-1405 Phone: 802-388-7741 Addison County Website |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records. County Clerk has divorce and birth certificates records from 1797. Probate Judge has probate records.[1]
Towns Organized By 1800:
Addison 1761
Bridport 1761
Cornwall 1761
Ferrisburgh 1762
Leicester 1761
Lincoln 1780
Middlebury 1761
Monkton 1762
New Haven 1761
Orwell 1763
Panton 1761
Ripton 1781
Salisbury 1761
Shoreham 1761
Starksboro 1780
Vergennes 1788
Waltham 1796
Weybridge 1761
Whiting 1763[1]
Local government. Internally, Vermont consists of nine cities, 254 towns and several unincorporated gores, governed by guidelines set by the state statutes and constitution. Towns govern themselves by Town Meeting. The governing power is found in the City Councils in cities.
There are three types of incorporated municipalities in Vermont, towns, cities and villages. As in the other New England states, towns are the basic unit of municipal government. Cities are independent of and equivalent to towns. Villages are included in towns but assume responsibility for some municipal services within their boundaries, usually water, sewage and sometimes local roads. Incorporated villages are not found in any of the other New England states.
Like most of New England, there is slight provision for autonomous county government. Counties and shire towns (like county seats) are merely convenient repositories for various government services such as County and State Courts, with several elected officers such as a State's Attorney, Sheriff, and High Bailiff. All county services are directly funded by the State of Vermont.
Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
Parent Counties[edit | edit source]
18 October 1785: from Rutland and Orange Counties.[1]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Records are kept at town/city level or state level.
Places / Localities[edit | edit source]
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Resources[edit | edit source]
Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]
- Allen County Public Library, better known as ACPL, in Fort Wayne, Indiana has an extensive collection for this county..
- Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, has extensive collection of vital records and history for this county.
Biography[edit | edit source]
- Gazetteer and business directory of Addison County, Vt., for 1881-82, Includes a history of the county with biographical sketches. FHLC
- History of Addison County, Vermont: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers WorldCat 2737473 ▲ WorldCat 498755776 ▲ FHLC
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- List of Cemeteries in Addison County
- The McLellan collection of Vermont cemetery inscriptions. Contains inscriptions from cemeteries in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties. FHLC
Census[edit | edit source]
Federal[edit | edit source]
- 1850 federal census of Addison County, Vermont WorldCat 18370190 ▲ FHLC
- Population schedules of the 7th census of the United States, 1850, Vermont WorldCat 180936649
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
There are 22 towns and one city in Addison County each with its own government. For information on tax information and licenses contact the individual town offices. Town clerks are responsible for the record keeping of deeds land records, notes and liens, mortgages, property transfers, voter registration, vital statistics and licenses. Addison County Chamber of Commerce's Government Information
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military History and Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Regiments and Companies:
- - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
- - 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies B and F
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Probate records are kept at town level, rather than county level.
Addison County and District Probate Files, 1845-1915, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
There are 22 towns and one city in Addison County each with its own government. For information on tax information and licenses contact the individual town offices. Town clerks are responsible for the record keeping of deeds land records, notes and liens, mortgages, property transfers, voter registration, vital statistics and licenses. Addison County Chamber of Commerce's Government Information
See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Vermont <a title="Vermont Birth Certificate Application" href="http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/birth_form.aspx" target="_blank">Birth Certificate</a>, <a title="Vermont Marriage Certificate Application" href="http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/marriage_form.aspx" target="_blank">Marriage Certificate</a>, <a title="Vermont Divorce Certificate Application" href="http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/divorce_form.aspx" target="_blank">Divorce Certificate</a>, <a title="Vermont Death Certificate Application" href="http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/deathcert_form.aspx" target="_blank">Death Certificate</a> Applications to mail.
Societies, Libraries and Museums[edit | edit source]
See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Addison County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- Linkpendium
- The Addison County VTGenWeb Project, part of The VTGenWeb Project
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- Family History Library Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 698. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.