Addison County was formed, in 1785, from a portion of Rutland County, Vermont.

County seat (Shire Town): Middlebury

Select from the TOWNS List below to view information and links specific to the town.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Addison County information and links.

 

Addison County, Vermont
History and Genealogy

Located in west central Vermont, Addison County TOWNS are listed in bold print below.

Villages and communities within each town follow the town's name, in normal type.

ADDISON - Addison, West Addison.
BRIDPORT - Bridport, West Bridport.
BRISTOL - Bristol, Rocky Dale.
CORNWALL - Cornwall, West Cornwall.
FERRISBURGH - Basin Harbor, Ferrisburgh, Ferrisburgh Station, North Ferrisburgh.
GOSHEN - Goshen, Goshen Four Corners.
GRANVILLE - Granville, Lower Granville.
HANCOCK - Hancock.
LEICESTER - Leicester, Leicester Junction.
LINCOLN - Downingville, Lincoln, South Lincoln, West Lincoln.
MIDDLEBURY - East Middlebury, Middlebury.
MONKTON - East Monkton, Monkton Boro, Monkton Ridge.
NEW HAVEN - New Haven, New Haven Junction, New Haven Mills, Beldens/Beldens Falls [ historical] and Brooksville [historical].
ORWELL - Orwell
PANTON - Panton.
RIPTON - Ripton.
SALISBURY - Salisbury, Salisbury Station, West Salisbury.
SHOREHAM - Shoreham, Shoreham Center.
STARKSBORO - Rockville, South Starksboro, Starksboro.
VERGENNES - Vergennes.
WALTHAM -
WEYBRIDGE - Weybridge, Weybridge Hill.
WHITING - Whiting.
Please note:  Though the information on this web page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains.  Please notify the Ann Mensch should an error be found.

Addison County County-wide General Resources

[Vital Records] – [Census] – [Maps] – [History] – [Cemeteries] - [Probate Resources]

[County Clerk] - [Queries] – [Mailing Lists] - [General Links and News]

VITAL RECORDS

For contact information to request a vital record, from the town clerk of the town in which the birth, marriage and/or death occurred, select the town from the towns list or consult the online Guide to Vermont Town Clerks.

 

·         State of Vermont Department of Buildings & General Services   Middlesex Complex  Reference & Research
  Location:  1078 US Route 2, Middlesex, VT
  Mailing Address:  US Route 2, Middlesex, Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633-7601
  Phone: (802) 828-3286

o    Obtaining Vital Records more than 5 years old in Vermont

o    Guide to Vermont Town Clerks

 

·         Vermont State Archives   ...located at the Redstone building in Montpelier, Vermont. State Archivist, Greg Sanford, may be contacted at E-mail: gsanford@sec.state.vt.us for details.
   Office of the Secretary of State
     Street address: 26 Terrace Street -  Montpelier, VT,   Phone: (802) 828-2397
     Mailing address: 109 State Street - Montpelier, VT 05609-1103

o     ARCCAT - catalog describing manuscript and archival collections held by various Vermont institutions.

o    Access to Public Records

o    Guide to Vermont Town Clerks

 

CENSUS

• Index to the 1790 U. S. Census of Addison County, Vermont, abstracted by Ann Mensch.
• 1910 Census of Addison County, Vermont (13^th Census), on the internet archive.
• 1920 Census of Addison County, Vermont (14^th Census), on the internet archive.
• 1930 Census of Addison County, Vermont (15^th Census), on the internet archive.

 

HISTORY RESOURCES

·         Online book: Statistical and Historical Account of the County of Addison, Vermont, by Samuel Swift, Middlebury: A. H. Copeland, 1859.

·         Online book: History of Addison County, edited by H. P. Smith, D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1886, online at the Middlebury College site.

·         Online book:  History of the Town of Shoreham, Vermont:  From the Date of its Charter, Octoer 8^th, 1761, to the Present Time, by Rev. Josiah F. Goodhue and Samuel Swift, [ca. 1859].

·         Vermont collection –Middlebury College digital collection

·         Vermont in the Civil War by Tom Ledoux.

• Chimney Point - a brief historic sketch from Jim Millard.  (“Addison was created by a New Hampshire grant in 1761. Chimney Point, a New York patent ("paper town") of 1771, was in the area of present Addison.”  per Vermont Archives.)
• Vermont Historic Sites
• Rokeby Museum – Ferrisburgh, Vermont
• The Underground Railroad

 

MAPS

·         Vermont Area Map of ca. 1756: An accurate map of His Majesty's Province of New-Hampshire in New England & all the adjacent country northward to the River St. Lawrence, & eastward to Penobscot Bay, containing the principal places which relate to the present war on the continent of North America. By Saml. Langdon (1723-1797).

·         Ca. 1780 Map which shows land grants and purchases in northeastern New York State and granted townships in Vermont and parts of New Hampshire, and Massachusetts: A chorographical map of the Northern Department of North-America, drawn from the latest and most accurate observations, at Amsterdam by Cóvens and Mortier and Cóvens, junior.  By H. Klockhoff, sculp., [Amsterdam] 1780.  Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA, url: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3715.ar082800>

·         Ca. 1781 Map: An Accurate map of New Hampshire in New England, from a late survey. [London, 1781].  From the Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure. March, 1781. Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA, url: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3740.ar087200>

·         Ca. 1784 Map: An accurate map of the State and Province of New-Hampshire in New England, taken from actual surveys of all the inhabited part, and from the best information of what is uninhabited, together with the adjacent countries, which exhibits the theatre of this war in that part of the world, by Col. Blanchard and the Revd. Mr. Langdon. Engraved by Thomas Jefferys. With many additions by Abel Sawyer. Boston, 1784.  Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA, url: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3740.ar087100>

·         1795 Map of Vermont, from actual survey.  By Doolittle, Amos (1754-1832).  From Carey's American Atlas, Philadelphia, 1795. DLC.  Philadelphia, 1795.  Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA, url: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3750.ct000093>
This map shows the original Orange county from which Caledonia County was created in 1796.

·         1814 Map of Vermont, from actual survey. By Carey, Mathew (1760-1839). From Carey's General Atlas of the World. DLC.  [S.l.], 1814.  Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA, url: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3750.ct000094>

·         Historic USGS Maps of New England; 1893 Rutland, VT Quadrangle Maps

·         Vermont Maps – Middlebury College digital collections

 

HISTORICAL/GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES

• Local Vermont Historical Societies in:  Addison County Historical Societies.
• Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

   1 Park Street - Middlebury, VT  05753;   Phone: (802) 388-2117.

• Rokeby Museum – Ferrisburgh, Vermont

o    The Underground Railroad

 

CEMETERIES

• Cemeteries
• Addison County Cemetery List and Indexes
• Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA)
• Vermont Cemetery Association

 

 

PROBATE

• Addison Probate Court: Information

   7 Mahady Court - Middlebury, VT 05753;  Phone: (802) 388-2612.

Note:  Previously, there was a New Haven District which was set off from the Addison District in 1824.  It was recombined with the Addison District in 1962.  A courthouse fire, on February 25, 1852, burned probate records leaving only fragments of those in the Addison District.  The New Haven District probate records were not among the damaged records.

 

 

COUNTY CLERK

• Addison County Clerk:

   5 Court St. - Middlebury, VT 05753-1405;  Phone: (802) 388-4237.

 

 

QUERIES

Would you like to post a query related to Addison County, Vermont?  visit the Rootsweb message board for Addison County, Vermont.

 

 

MAILING LISTS

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Instructions for subscribing to VTADDISO-L

 

ADDISON COUNTY RESOURCES AND LINKS

• History of Addison County, edited by H. P. Smith, D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1886, online at the Middlebury College site.
• Churches of Addison County, Vermont
• Vermont State Archives Databases
• How to Obtain Certified Copies of Vermont Vital Records
• Addison County Chamber of Commerce
• History of Addison County
• Middlebury, Vermont : Middlebury, Shire Town of Addison County - community network
• Addison Independent - online news
• Middlebury College - Middlebury, VT

·         Lake Champlain and Lake George: America's Historic Waterways by Jim Millard

o    Table of Contents- includes the following and much more!!!

o    Lake Champlain and Lake George Area MAPS and Historic sites

o    Historic TOUR! A Trip through the Lake Champlain Islands South from the Quebec border...Alburg,Vermont.

o    Historic TIMELINES!

o    "...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).

o    The Battle of Plattsburg, NY (11 SEP 1814).

o    Crown Point, NY: An Outline History by Gregory T. Furness.

o    Fort Carillon/Ticonderoga "...Fort Carillon Built 1756 by French partially destroyed by French in 1759 Rebuilt as Fort Ticonderoga 1759-60 by British..."

• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

   4472 Basin Harbor Road - Vergennes, VT 05491

 

·         Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge - Off Route 22A, Shoreham, VT

• Addison Probate Court:

   7 Mahady Court - Middlebury, VT 05753;  Phone: (802) 388-2612.

• Addison County Clerk:

   5 Court St. - Middlebury, VT 05753-1405;  Phone: (802) 388-4237.

Links to Addison County Families Online

 

ADDISON

• Addison Town Historical Society

   288 Cedar Drive - Addison, VT 05491-8732; Phone: (802) 759-2015.

• Addison Town Clerk:

   65 VT Route 17W - Addison, VT 05491; Phone: (802) 759-2020

   Mailing Address: 7099 VT Route 22A - Addison, VT 05491.

BRIDPORT

• Bridport Historical Society Museum: Route 22-A - Bridport, VT

   Mailing Address: RR 1 - Box 656 - Bridport, VT 05734; Phone: (802) 758-2654.

• Bridport Town Clerk:

   P.O Box 27 - Bridport, VT 05734; Phone: (802) 758-2483.

BRISTOL

• Town of Bristol, Vermont
• Bristol History
• About Bristol, Vermont
• Bristol Historical Society Museum: Phone: (802) 453-6029

   Howden Hall Community Center - Main Street - Bristol, VT 05443.

• Lawrence Memorial Library

    Bristol, VT

• Bristol Town Clerk:

   6 South Street (mailing address: P.O Box 249 - Bristol, VT 05443); Phone: (802) 453-2486.

CHIMNEY POINT

• Chimney Point - a brief historic sketch from Jim Millard.

 

CORNWALL

• Town of Cornwall, VT
• Cornwall Town Clerk:

   2629 Route 30 - Cornwall, VT 05753; Phone: (802) 462-2775.

FERRISBURGH

• Town of Ferrisburgh, Vermont
• Rokeby Museum – Ferrisburgh, Vermont
• The Underground Railroad
• Ferrisburgh Town Clerk:

   3279 Route 7 (mailing address: P.O Box 6 - Ferrisburgh, VT 05456); Phone: (802) 877-3429.

 

GOSHEN

• A History of the Town of Goshen (off-site blog)
• Town of Goshen, VT
• Goshen Town Clerk: 50 Carlisle Hill Road - Goshen, VT 05733; Phone: (802) 227-6455.

 

GRANVILLE

• Town of Granville, VT
• Granville Town Clerk:  P.O Box 66 - Granville, VT 05747; Phone: (802) 767-4403.

 

HANCOCK

• Hancock Town Clerk:

  48 VT Route 125

 (Mailing address: P.O Box 100 - Hancock, VT 05748); Phone: (802) 767-3660.

 

LEICESTER

• Town of Leicester, Vermont
• Cemetery Committee & Sexton
• Leicester Historical Society – meets at the Leicester Town Hall
• Leicester Town Clerk:

   44 Schoolhouse Road - Leicester, VT 05733; Phone: (802) 247-5961.

LINCOLN

• Lincoln Historical Society: Quaker Street - Lincoln, VT

   Mailing Address: c/o Town Clerk, Lincoln, VT 05443; Phone: (802) 453-3628.

·         Town of Lincoln, VT

• Lincoln Town Clerk: 62 Quaker Street, Lincoln, VT 05443-9253; Phone: 802-453-2980.

 

MIDDLEBURY

• A Walking History of Middlebury, by Glenn M. Andres – “…a collaborative project between the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History and Middlebury College Library and Information Services…”
• Town of Middlebury, Vermont (official town website)
• Middlebury, Vermont : Middlebury, Shire Town of Addison County - community network
• Ilsley Public Library

   75 Main Street - Middlebury, VT  05753;   Phone: (802) 388-4095.

• Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

   1 Park Street - Middlebury, VT  05753;   Phone: (802) 388-2117.

·         Online Articles

• Biography: Ann Story - born in Preston, Connecticut in 1741, Ann died in 1817, in Middlebury, Vermont.  A monument to commemorate her service to the Green Mountain Boys for the independence of Vermont stands in Salisbury.
• Brandon / Middlebury / Vergennes Area - Link Vermont
• Middlebury College
• Library
• Middlebury Town Clerk:

   94 Main St. - Middlebury, VT 05753; Phone: (802) 388-8100.

MONKTON

• Russell Memorial Library
• Town of Monkton, Vermont
• Monkton Town Clerk: (additional information)

   280 Monkton Ridge – No. Ferrisburgh, VT 05469

  Mailing address: P.O. Box 12 – Monkton, VT 05469; Phone: (802) 453-3800.

NEW HAVEN
Beldens (aka Beldens Falls) and Brooksville were located in southern New Haven township, north of Middlebury.

• Town of New Haven, Vermont
• Brief History of New Haven, Vermont
• New Haven Historical Society
• New Haven Town Clerk:

   78 North Street - New Haven, VT 05472; Phone: (802) 453-3516.

ORWELL

• Town Lotting Plan Map of Orwell, Vermont, from a photographic copy of a map traced by F. H. Dewart, 1923, from the town clerk’s original parchment plan of Orwell as decipherable. 
• Mount Independence - Orwell, VT includes  1776-1777 information & history

State Historic Website at Middlebury College

• Orwell Town Clerk: 

   436 Main Street – Orwell, VT

   Mailing address: P.O Box 32 - Orwell, VT 05760; Phone: (802) 948-2032.

 

PANTON

• Town of Panton, Vermont
• Panton Town History
• Panton Town Clerk:  3176 Jersey Street - Panton, VT 05491; Phone: (802) 475-2333.

 

RIPTON

• The Daily Riptonite Blog
• Town of Ripton, VT
• Ripton Town Clerk: Box 10 - Ripton, VT 05766; Phone: (802) 388-2266.
• Cemeteries include:
• Cemeteries
• Addison County Cemetery List and Indexes
• Cushman Cemetery, Ripton, Vermont, by Fletcher Brush (offsite)
• Cook Cemetery, Ripton, Vermont
• Kirby Cemetery, Ripton, Vermont, by Fletcher Brush (offsite)

 

 

SALISBURY

• Town of Salisbury, Vermont
• Cemeteries
• Addison County Cemetery List and Indexes
• Biography: Ann Story - born in Preston, Connecticut in 1741, Ann died in 1817, in Middlebury, Vermont.  A monument to commemorate her service to the Green Mountain Boys for the independence of Vermont stands in Salisbury.
• Salisbury Town Clerk:

   25 Schoolhouse Road, Salisbury, VT

   Mailing address: P. O. Box 66 - Salisbury, VT 05769; Phone: (802) 352-4228.

 

SHOREHAM

·         Online book:  History of the Town of Shoreham, Vermont:  From the Date of its Charter, Octoer 8^th, 1761, to the Present Time, by Rev. Josiah F. Goodhue and Samuel Swift, [ca. 1859].

·         Town of Shoreham, Vermont

·         Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge - Off Route 22A, Shoreham, VT

·         Platt Memorial Library

• Shoreham Historical Society

   Route 22-A - Shoreham, VT 05770; Phone: (802) 897-2600.

• Shoreham Town Clerk:  297 Main Street - Shoreham, VT 05770; Phone: (802) 897-5841.

 

STARKSBORO

• Starksboro Historical Society - Contact Information
• Town of Starksboro
• Starksboro History
• Starksboro Town Clerk:

   2849 VT Route 116 – Starksboro, VT

   Mailing address: P. O. Box 91 - Starksboro, VT 05487; Phone: (802) 453-2639.

VERGENNES

• Vergennes:  The Little City with Big Appeal
• Bixby Memorial Library

   258 Main Street - Vergennes, VT 05491;  Phone: (802) 877-2211.

• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

   4472 Basin Harbor Road - Vergennes, VT 05491

• City of Vergennes - The oldest city in Vermont - 1788.
• Vergennes Town Clerk:

   120 Main Street – Vergennes, VT

   Mailing address: P. O. Box 35 - Vergennes, VT 05491; Phone: (802) 877-2841.

WALTHAM

• Waltham Town Clerk:

   2053 Maple Street – Waltham, VT

   Mailing address: P. O. Box 175 - Vergennes, VT 05491; Phone: (802) 877-3641.

WEYBRIDGE

• Town of Weybridge, VT
• Weybridge Town Clerk:

   1727 Quaker Village Road – Weybridge, VT  05753; Phone: (802) 545-2A50.

 

WHITING

• Whiting Town Clerk: 29 South Main Street - Whiting, VT 05778; Phone: (802) 623-7813.

Additional Research Resources:

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist
Researching on-site, 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.

Printed resources 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.
• History of the Town of Middlebury in the County of Addison, Vermont : to Which is Prefixed a Statistical and Historical Account of the County.  Samuel Swift.  (Author).  Middlebury, VT : A. H. Copeland, 1859.
• History of Addison County Vermont, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers,.  H. P. Smith.  (Editor).  Syracuse, NY : D. Mason & co., 1886.

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