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Addison County, Vermont
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Addison County was created on October 18, 1785 from Rutland County and Orange County.
Places adjacent to Addison County are Chittenden County, Washington County, Orange County, Windsor County, Rutland County, Washington County, New York, Essex County, New York.
Addison County vital records from the last five (5) yearscan be found at the Vermont Office of Vital Records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Vermont for current fees and application process. For Records more than five (5) years ago can be ordered from the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration.
You can search online for Addison County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Vermont Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Addison County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in exploring your family tree. United states federal Population Schedules are available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Addison Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Addison Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Addison Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890. You can get free down loadable and also printable census forms to assist with your research.
Addison County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Addison County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Vermont State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Addison Town Historical Society, 3968 VT Route 22A, Addison, VT 05491; Phone: (802) 759-2380
- Bridport Historical Society, 3177 Crown Point Road, Bridport, VT 05734; Phone: (802) 758-2654
- Bristol Historical Society, 19 West Street, Bristol, VT 05443; Phone: (802) 453-3439
- Cornwall Historical Society, c/o Town Hall, 2629 VT Route 30, Cornwall, VT 05753 ; Phone: (802) 462-2003
- East Middlebury Historical Society, PO Box 2, East Middlebury, VT 05740
- Ferrisburgh Historical Society, 82 Gilson Lane, North Ferrisburgh, VT 05473
- Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, 1 Park Street, Middlebury, VT 05753; Phone: (802) 388-2117
- Lincoln Historical Society, 88 Quaker Street, Lincoln, VT 05443; Phone: (802) 453-2807
- Monkton Museum & Historical Society, 280 Monkton Ridge, North Ferrisburgh, VT, 05473; Phone: (802) 482-2277
- New Haven Historical Society, 89 North Street, New Haven, VT 05472; Phone: (802) 453-3947
- Orwell Historical Society, PO Box 85, Orwell, VT 05760; Phone: (802) 948-2049
- Ripton Historical Society, P.O. Box 119, Ripton Vt 05766; Phone 802 388-1634; Email
- Salisbury Historical Society, PO Box 40, Salisbury, VT 05769
- Shoreham Historical Society, 91 Doolittle Road, Shoreham, VT 05770; Phone: (802) 897-2572
- Starksboro Historical Society, 2174 Big Hollow Road, Starksboro, VT 05487; Phone: (802) 453-3469
- Vergennes Area History Club, 2970 Lime Kiln Road, New Haven, VT 05472; Phone: (802) 877-3070
- Addison County, Vermont Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Addison County, Vermont Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Addison County (usgwarchives.net)
Addison County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers frequently forget about the significance of Addison County court, probate, and land records data as a resource of family history and genealogy information. Hidden away in Vermont courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Vermont citizens. The odds are great that your potential ancestors have left a in-depth document of at least quite a few factors of their lives in the Addison County court records. Even if your ancestors and forefathers is not mentioned in a Court case, take into consideration all of the other methods which often can have lead to him or her appearing in court records.
Addison County Links
The following are links to Genealogy and family history, Records and Resources pertaining to Addison County. Most of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a cost. This is just a listing which has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to submit your own favorite Addison County genealogy or family history associated sites.
Addison Co. VT Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Vermont Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Vermont historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Vermont (1783–2006) (genealogybank.com) Easily locate names and keywords in over 450 million content articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth notices along with other items printed in over 2,800 historical U.S. newspapers. Completely new content and articles added on a monthly basis!
- Addison County, Vermont Books (amazon.com)
- Search Vermont Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Addison County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Addison Co. VT Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Vermont Vital Records Research Guide
- Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954 (familysearch.org)Name index and images (index cards) of town clerk transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths, 1760-1954. This collection is complete for years 1871-1908.
- Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2003 (familysearch.org) Images from microfilm of births, marriages and deaths. The records for 1955-1979 are arranged alphabetically. Images courtesy of Ancestry.com and the Vermont State Archives.
- Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908 (familysearch.org) ame index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Vermont. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
- Vermont, Deaths and Burials, 1871-1965 (familysearch.org) Name index to death and burial records from the state of Vermont. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 74,099 records. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Addison Co. VT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Vermont Court Records Research Guide
- Vermont, Town Records, 1850-2005 (familysearch.org) Images of Vermont vital records from various counties and towns.
- Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 1, Addison County. (search.ancestry.com)
- Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005 (familysearch.org) Vital and town records acquired from local town clerk offices.
- Vermont, Land Records, Early to 1900 (familysearch.org) Land records give the locations and dates for land transactions with the names of buyers and sellers. Most volumes of land records have indexes of buyers and sellers. Look in the indexes first to find the volumes and page numbers where the actual land records can be found. Then look in the appropriate land records volumes to see the images of the deeds. This index currently has the following years: 1850 to 1900
- Vermont, Probate Files, 1791-1919 (familysearch.org) Index and images of probate estate files. Each estate file consists of multiple images. Currently images are available for Chittenden and Essex Counties. Additional counties will be added later.
- Vermont, Town Records, 1850-2005 (familysearch.org) Images of Vermont vital records from various counties and towns. Curently includes only records from the following counties: Addison, Bennington, Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, and Rutland.
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Addison Co. VT Census Records
- Vermont Census Records Research Guide
- Addison County, VT Census Records Links
- Vermont Census, 1790-1860 (search.ancestry.com) This collection contains the following indexes: 1790 Federal Census; 1800 Federal Census Index; 1810 Federal Census Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1860 Federal Census Index; Early Census Index.
Addison Co. VT Cemeteries & Church Records
- Vermont Cemetery Research Guide
- Addison County, Vermont, Cemetery Records, Vol. II-III (search.ancestry.com)
- Addison Co., Vermont Graves (findagrave.com)
- Addison County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Addison Co., Vermont Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Addison County, Vermont
- Addison Co., Vermont Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Vermont Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Addison County, Vermont
- Addison County, Vermont Church Books (amazon.com)
Addison Co. VT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Vermont Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Addison Co. VT General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Vermont
- Addison County, Vermont Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- History of the town of Middlebury : in the county of Addison, Vermont : to which is prefixed a statistical and historical accou (search.ancestry.com)
- History of Salisbury, Vermont (search.ancestry.com)
- History of the town of Cornwall, Vermont (search.ancestry.com)
- Statistical and historical account of the county of Addison, Vermont (search.ancestry.com)
- History of the Congregational Church of Middlebury, Vt. : 1790-1913. (search.ancestry.com)
- Addison County, Vermont Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Addison Co. VT Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Addison County, Vermont (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Vermont – Counties – Addison (cyndislist.com)
- Addison County Vermont (genealogytrails.com)
- Addison Co. VTGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Addison County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Addison Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Addison Co. VT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Vermont Links and Information
- 1895 Addison County Map (livgenmi.com)
Addison Co. VT Military Records
- Vermont Military Records Research Guide
- Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867 (familysearch.org) Index and images of Vermont enrolled militia records that identify thousands of young men who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Includes some corrected entries.
- Vermont Military Records (fold3.com) gives easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Vermont men and women which served. Great for Addison County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.
Addison Co. VT Schools & Directories
- Vermont City Directories (search.ancestry.com) This database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in Vermont. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes the wife’s name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband’s. Often, dates of deaths of individuals listed in the previous year’s directory are listed as well as the names of partners of firms, and when possible, the forwarding addresses or post offices of people who moved to another town. In addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, governmental directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest.