FRANKLIN County, Vermont History and Genealogy

Located in the northwestern corner of Vermont, communities in Franklin County include:
                  Bakersfield, Berkshire, East Berkshire, Enosburg Falls, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fanton, Fletcher, Franklin, Georgia, Highgate, Highgate Sprs., Montgomery, Richford, Sheldon, St. Albans Bay, St. Albans City, and Swanton.
Please note:  Though the information on this web page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains.  Please notify the webmaster should an error be found.

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• VTLiving.com:  Champlain Valley
  
• Map of Franklin County, Vermont
  
• Tour Franklin County, Vermont
• USGenWeb for Franklin County, Vermont, by MaryLynne Ellis
• Franklin County, Vermont, by Jan Cortez
• Franklin County Once Upon a Time - with photos of 15 Franklin County Communities.
• Vermont State Historic Sites
  
• Historical Markers
• Abenaki Nation - "...The St. Francis/Sokoki Band is part of Vermont's Abenaki community. Our home for thousands of years has centered on the Masipskiwibi (Missisquoi, "Crooked River") River in Northwestern Vermont. Our tribal headquarters is located in Swanton, Vermont..."
• Abenaki History
• Native Languages of the Americas:  Abenaki (Abanaki, Abenakis, Alnombak) - with history, information and links
  
• Native Settlement Locations in the Northeast
  
• Local Vermont Historical Societies in:  Franklin & Grand Isle Counties Historical Societies.
• St. Albans Area Chamber of Commerce:
• Franklin County Brochure
• Once Upon a Time - includes a map of Franklin County Towns
• St. Albans Messenger - Online Franklin County, VT news, from "Vermont's Oldest Evening Newspaper".
• The County Courier newspaper, published weekly in Enosburg Falls, Vermont
• 1895 Map of Franklin County, Vermont, online by Pam Rietsch.
• Map of the Franklin County, Vermont area (modern-day)
• Montgomery - The Covered Bridge Town of the Green Mountains
• St. Alban's (and area) - Vermon't Northern Treasure
• Swanton Historical Society - "At the Library" - Swanton, VT 05488.
• Lake Champlain and Lake George: America's Historic Waterways, by Jim Millard
• Table of Contents - includes the following and much more!!!
• Lake Champlain and Lake George Area MAP and Historic sites
• Historic TOUR! A Trip through the Lake Champlain Islands South from the Quebec border...Alburg,Vermont.
• Historic TIMELINEs!
• "...Some of the conflicts that the lakes were to play a significant role in are:..." Algonquin/ Iroquois Wars, King William's War (1689-1697), Grey Lock's War/Dummer's War (1723-1727), Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), King George's War (1744-1748), The French and Indian War (1755-1763), The American Revolution (1775-1783), and The War of 1812 (1812-1815)
• The Battle of Plattsburg, NY (11 SEP 1814).
• Crown Point, NY: An Outline History by Gregory T. Furness.
• His Majesty's fort at Crown Point
• Fort Carillon/Ticonderoga "...Fort Carillon Built 1756 by French partially destroyed by French in 1759 Rebuilt as Fort Ticonderoga 1759-60 by British..."
• The Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society
• State of Vermont
• Maps of Vermont
• Obtaining Vital Records in Vermont
• Franklin District Probate Court
  
   17 Church St. - St. Albans, VT  05478  Phone: (802) 524-7948.
• Franklin County Clerk:
  
   Church Street - St. Albans, VT 05478  Phone:  (802) 828-3286.


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BAKERSFIELD - founded in 1791 (aka Knoulton's Gore)
• H.F. Brigham Free Public
   P.O. Box 5 - Bakersfield, VT  05441        Phone (802) 827-4414.
• Bakersfield Town Clerk:
   P.O Box 203 - Bakersfield, VT 05441  Phone:  (802) 827-4495.


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BERKSHIRE - founded in 1781
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, East Berkshire, Vermont
• Berkshire Town Clerk:  RFD #1 - Enosburg Falls, VT 05450  Phone:  (802) 933-2335.



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ENOSBURGH - founded in 1780
• The County Courier newspaper, published weekly in Enosburg Falls, Vermont
• Enosburg Public Library
   P.O. Box 206 - Enosburg Falls, VT  05450      Phone (802) 933-2328.
• Enosburgh Town Clerk:
   P.O Box 465 - Enosburg Falls, VT 05450  Phone:  (802) 933-4421.

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FAIRFAX - founded in 1763 NH; 1787 VT
• Fairfax Community Library
  
   75 Hunt Street - Box 168 - Fairfax, VT  05454     Phone (802) 849-2420.
• Fairfax Town Clerk:  P.O Box 27 - Fairfax, VT 05454  Phone:  (802) 849-6111.



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FAIRFIELD - founded in 1763 NH; 1773 NY
• Bent Northrop Memorial Library
  
   57 Park Street - Fairfield, VT  05455     Phone (802) 827-6639.
• Fairfield Town Clerk:  P.O Box 5 - Fairfield, VT 05455  Phone:  (802) 827-3261.



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FLETCHER - founded in 1781
• Fletcher Town Clerk:
  
   RR 1 Box 1550 - Cambridge, VT 05444  Phone:  (802) 849-6616.


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• FRANKLIN - founded in 1789
• Franklin Town Clerk:  P.O Box 82 - Franklin, VT 05457  Phone:  (802) 285-2101.



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GEORGIA - founded in 1763 NH
• VirtualVermont: Georgia, Vermont
• Georgia Public Library
   1697 Ethan Allen Hwy. - Fairfax, VT  05454      Phone (802) 524-4643.
• Georgia Town Clerk:  RD 2 Box 319 - St. Albans, VT 05478  Phone:  (802) 524-3524.



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HIGHGATE - founded in 1762 NH
• Highgate Public Library
  
   P.O. Box 76 - Highgate Center, VT  05459     Phone (802) 868-3970.
• Highgate Town Clerk:
   P.O Box 67 - Highgate Center, VT 05459  Phone:  (802) 868-4697.


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MONTGOMERY - founded in 1789
• Montgomery Town Library
   P.O. Box 448 - Montgomery Center, VT  05471    Phone: (802) 326-3113.
• Montgomery Town Clerk:
   P.O Box 356 - Montgomery Center, VT 05471  Phone: (802) 326-4719.


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RICHFORD - founded in 1780
• Arvin A. Brown Public Library
   88 Main Street - Richford, VT  05476     Phone: (802) 848-3313.
• Richford Town Clerk:  P.O Box 236 - Richford, VT 05476  Phone:  (802) 848-7751.



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SHELDON - founded in 1763 NH
• Sheldon Town Clerk: Box 66 - Sheldon, VT 05483  Phone:  (802) 933-2524.



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ST. ALBANS - St. Albans Town founded in 1763 NH; St. Albans City founded 1902
• City of St. Alban's
• St. Albans Area Chamber of Commerce:
• Franklin County Brochure
• Once Upon a Time
• St. Albans Messenger - Online Franklin County, VT news, from "Vermont's Oldest Evening Newspaper".
• St. Albans Historical Society Museum
  
   P.O. Box 722 - St. Albans, VT 05478    Phone: (802) 527-7933.
• The St. Albans Free Library -
   11 Maiden Lane - St. Albans, VT 05478    Phone: (802) 524-1507.
• St. Albans Town Clerk:
   P.O Box 37 - St. Albans Bay, VT 05481  Phone: (802) 524-2415.


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SWANTON - founded in 1763 NH
• Swanton Public Library
  
   1 First Street - Swanton, VT  05488     Phone: (802) 868-7656.
• Swanton Town Clerk: P.O Box 711 - Swanton, VT 05488  Phone:  (802) 868-4421.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist
Researching onsight, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.

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Printed resources for this page include:

• The Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer.  Eighth Edition, Third Printing.  Freeport, Maine:  Delorme.  1988.


• School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.

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