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United States Vermont Franklin County

	Vermont Online Records

County Courthouse

Franklin County Courthouse
P O Box 808
Church Street, St. Albans, VT 05478
Mailing Address: PO Box 808, Saint Albans , VT 05478
802-524-2739, 802-524-3863
Fax: 802-524-7996

County clerk has divorce and court records from 1900; town clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land; probate judge has probate records.

Towns Organized Before 1800:
Bakersfield 1791,

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Franklin County, Vermont

Berkshire 1781,
Enosburg 1780,
Fairfax 1763,
Fairfield 1763,
Fletcher 1781,
Franklin 1789,
Georgia 1763,
Highgate 1763,
Montgomery 1789,
Richford 1780,
Sheldon 1763,
Swanton 1763,
St. Albans 1763^[1]

Quick Facts

Parent County

Created 5 November 1792 from Chittenden County. ^[1]

Boundary Changes

9 November 1802, Grand Isle County set off.

Record Loss

Modern town borders in Franklin County, Vermont.

Places / Localities

City: • Saint Albans (City)

Towns:

Bakersfield
Berkshire
Enosburg
Fairfax
Fairfield

Fletcher
Franklin
Georgia
Highgate
Montgomery

Richford
Saint Albans (Town)
Sheldon
Swanton

Villages: • Enosburg Falls • Swanton

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Archives and Libraries

Cemeteries

List of Franklin County Cemeteries

Church Records

Court records

Gazetteers

Land and Property

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Franklin County for European settlers included:^[2]

Hudson River pre-historic
Lake Champlain pre-historic
Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
Champlain Canal 1823
Erie Canal 1825
Chambly Canal and the Richelieu River 1843

Military Records

Newspapers

Probate Records

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Vermont, Franklin County Probates (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

The Franklin County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project
The USGenWeb Archives Project
The USGenWeb Archives Project
FamilySearch.org

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 698. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ Handybook, 847-61.

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Major Repositories	Vermont State Archives · Vermont Historical Society · New England Historic Genealogical Society · National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) · Allen County Public Library

Migration Routes	Chambly Canal · Champlain Canal · Connecticut River · Erie Canal · Hudson River · Lake Champlain

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 '''''County clerk''''' has divorce and court records from 1900; '''''town clerks''''' have birth, marriage, death, burial and land; '''''probate judge''''' has probate records.<br>
-'''Towns Organized Before 1800:''' <br>Bakersfield 1791, <br>{{Wikipedia|Franklin County, Vermont}}Berkshire 1781, <br>Enosburg 1780, <br>Fairfax 1763, <br>Fairfield 1763, <br>Fletcher 1781, <br>Franklin 1789, <br>Georgia 1763, <br>Highgate 1763, <br>Montgomery 1789, <br>Richford 1780, <br>Sheldon 1763, <br>Swanton 1763, <br>St. Albans 1763<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County, Vermont. Page 698 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
+'''Towns Organized Before 1800:''' <br>Bakersfield 1791, <br>{{Wikipedia|Franklin County, Vermont}}Berkshire 1781, <br>Enosburg 1780, <br>Fairfax 1763, <br>Fairfield 1763, <br>Fletcher 1781, <br>Franklin 1789, <br>Georgia 1763, <br>Highgate 1763, <br>Montgomery 1789, <br>Richford 1780, <br>Sheldon 1763, <br>Swanton 1763, <br>St. Albans 1763<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 698. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 === Quick Facts  ===
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 ==== Parent County  ====
-*Created 5 November 1792 from [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden]] County. <ref>{{WorldCat|50140092}} ▲ {{FHL|1049485|item}} ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)</ref>
+*Created 5 November 1792 from [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden]] County. <ref name="HBG" />
 ==== Boundary Changes  ====
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 === Places / Localities  ===
-==== Populated Places  ====
+'''City:''' &nbsp; • Saint Albans (City)
-'''City:''' &nbsp; • Saint Albans
 '''Towns:'''
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 | valign="top" |
 *Richford
-*Saint Albans
+*Saint Albans (Town)
 *Sheldon
 *Swanton
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 [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden]] | [[Grand Isle County, Vermont|Grand Isle]] | [[Lamoille County, Vermont|Lamoille]] | [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans]] | '''Quebec '''counties: [[Brome County, Quebec|Brome]] | [[Missisquoi County, Quebec|Missisquoi]]
-== Resources  ==
+=== Resources  ===
-=== Archives and Libraries  ===
+==== Archives and Libraries  ====
-=== Cemeteries  ===
+==== Cemeteries  ====
 *[http://www.nekg-vt.com/Cemeteries%20of%20VT/franklin.htm#top List of Franklin County Cemeteries]
-=== Church History and Records  ===
+==== Church Records  ====
-=== Court records  ===
+==== Court records  ====
-=== Gazetteers  ===
+==== Gazetteers  ====
-=== Land and Property  ===
+==== Land and Property  ====
-=== Maps  ===
+==== Maps  ====
 ==== Migration  ====
-Early migration routes to and from Franklin County for European settlers included:<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>
+Early migration routes to and from Franklin County for European settlers included:<ref>''Handybook'', 847-61.</ref>
 :*Hudson River pre-historic
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 :*[[Chambly Canal]] and the Richelieu River 1843
-=== Military History and Records  ===
+==== Military Records  ====
-=== Newspapers  ===
+==== Newspapers  ====
 ==== Probate Records  ====
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 ==== Vital Records  ====
-== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ==
+=== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ===
-==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
+==== Family History Centers  ====
 *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
-== Websites  ==
+=== Websites  ===
 *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vtfrankl/ The Franklin County VTGenWeb Project], an member of The VTGenWeb Project
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 *{{FHL|Vermont%2C+Franklin|subject|disp=FamilySearch.org}}
-== References  ==
+=== References  ===
 {{reflist}} {{Vermont2}} {{Vermont-stub}}</div>
 [[Category:Franklin_County,_Vermont]]