ORLEANS County, Vermont
History <-> Genealogy Located in northern Vermont, with the Canadian Province of Quebec at it's northern border, the towns and communities in Orleans County include:
   Albany, Barton, Beebe Plain, Brownington, Coventry, Craftsbury, Coventry, Derby, Derby Line, Evansville, Glover, Greensboro, Irasburg, Jay, Lowell, Morgan, Newport, Newport Center, North Troy, Orleans, South Albany, West Charleston, West Glover, Westmore, and Willoughby.

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• Virtual Vermont for Orleans County and Towns - Information and brief histories.
• The Eastern Townshipper:  Quebec-Vermont Border Towns, by John Mahoney
• Vermont  French-Canadian Genealogical Society
• Quebec History, by Claude Bélanger.
• History of the Hazel Military Road, By Hon. F. W. Baldwin. The Vermonter, Vol. XI, No. 16, Chas R. Cummings, Editor and Publisher, Chas S. Forbes, Associate Editor, White River Junction, VT., November 1906, pages 297-323, and online by Karmina.
• The Old Stone House Museum & Orleans County Historical Society

   28 Old Stone House Road - Brownington, VT 05860
   Phone: (802) 754-2022   E-mail: osh@together.net
• Brownington Historic District Map
• Orleans County Historical Markers
• Orleans District Probate Court

    83 Main St. - Newport VT  05855  Phone: (802) -334-3366.
• Orleans County Clerk

    P.O. Box 787 - Newport, VT 05855-0787  Phone: (802) 334-2711.
• VHS: The Vermont Flood of 1927 - counties reporting casualties include: Chittenden, Lamoille, Orleans, Rutland, Washington and Windsor.



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ALBANY
• Albany Town Clerk:   P.O. Box 284 - Albany, VT 05820  Phone: (802) 755-6100.



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BARTON
• Barton Town Clerk:   P.O Box R - Barton, VT 05822  Phone: (802) 525-6222.
• Barton Area Chamber of Commerce



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BROWNINGTON
• The Old Stone House Museum & Orleans County Historical Society

   28 Old Stone House Road - Brownington, VT 05860
   Phone: (802) 754-2022   E-mail: osh@together.net
• Brownington Historic District Map
• Brownington Town Clerk:

   RR #2 Box 158 - Orleans, VT 05860  Phone: (802) 754-8401.


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CHARLESTON
• Charleston Town Clerk:

   HCR 61 Box 26 - West Charleston, VT 05872  Phone: (802) 895-2814.


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COVENTRY
• Virtual Vermont for Coventry, VT information
• Coventry Town Clerk:  P.O Box 158 - Coventry, VT 05825  Ph: (802) 754-2288.



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CRAFTSBURY
• Virtual Vermont for Craftsbury, VT information
• Craftsbury Town Clerk:  Box 55 - Craftsbury, VT 05826   Ph: (802) 586-2823.



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DERBY
• Virtual Vermont for Derby, VT information
• Derby Town Clerk:  P.O Box 25 - Derby, VT 05829  Phone: (802) 766-4906.



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GLOVER
• Glover Town Clerk:  P.O Box 226 - Glover, VT 05839  Phone: (802) 525-6227.



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GREENSBORO
• Greensboro Town Clerk:  Box 115 - Greensboro, VT 05811  Phone: (802) 533-2911.



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HOLLAND
• Holland, Vermont, by John Mahoney
• Holland Town Clerk:

   RR 1 Box 37 Holland - Derby Line, VT 05830  Phone: (802) 895-4440.


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IRASBURG
• Irasburg Town Clerk:  Box 51 - Irasburg, VT 05845  Phone: (802) 754-2242.



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JAY
• Jay Town Clerk:  RFD #2 Box 136 - Jay, VT 05859  Phone: (802) 988-2996.



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LOWELL
• Lowell Town Clerk:  P.O Box 7 - Lowell, VT 05847  Phone: (802) 744-6559.



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MORGAN
• Morgan Town Clerk:  P.O Box 45 - Morgan, VT 05853  Phone: (802) 895-2927.



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NEWPORT
• Vermont's Northeast Kingdom Guide: Newport History
• Newport Town Clerk:

   P.O Box 85 - Newport Center, VT 05857  Phone: (802) 334-6442.
• Newport City Town Clerk:

   74 Main Street - Newport, VT 05855  Phone: (802) 334-2112.


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TROY
• Troy Town Clerk:  Main Street - North Troy, VT 05859  Phone: (802) 988-2663.



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WESTFIELD
• Westfield Town Clerk:  RR 1 Box 171 - Westfield, VT 05874  Phone: (802) 744-2484.



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WESTMORE
• Westmore Town Clerk:

   RFD #2 Box 854 - Orleans, VT 05860  Phone: (802) 525-3007.

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Additional Research Resources:

• NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
• The Genealogy Page.
• 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm
• 1930 Census Microfilm Locator
• The Soundex Indexing System
• Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
• Microfilm Publications.
• Microfilm Catalog
• Native American Records
• Immigration and Naturalization Records
• "Any woman who is now or hereafter may be married... Women and Naturalization, ca. 1802-1940", by Marian L. Smith (Prologue, Summer 1998)
• Order Forms for Military Service and Family History Records
• USA Veterans' Administration
• Request Deceased USA Veterans' Records? Phone: 1-800-827-1000.
• Vermont Historical Society

   109 State Street - Montpelier, Vermont 05609-0901  Phone: (802) 828-2291.
• Vermont in the Civil War by Tom Ledoux.
• Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Vermont Page.
• U.S. Census Bureau Interactive County Maps for VT.
• Vermont Geography.
• Library of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Indiana town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
•   Local Directory and City Maps - type in city, state to go to maps and directories for that area.
• Yahoo Get Local Directory for Vermont Counties and Regions.

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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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