Vershire, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Orange County

Vershire

Town Information

Description

Vershire, Vermont at Wikipedia

Vershire was granted its charter on August 3, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature.  The commonly accepted explanation for the current name is that it was coined by the Legislature, combining VER(mont) and (New Hamp)SHIRE. The name was changed to Ely in 1878 (see The Ely War), and back to Vershire in 1882. 

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Vershire Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Town Clerk's Office
6894 Vermont 113
Vershire, VT 05079
Phone: 802-685-2227
Email: vershire@tax.state.vt.us
Website: http://www.vershirevt.org/

Vital Records

FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Town Reports

The town of Vershire kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Vershire kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

1949

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Vershire. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orange County, website at this link.  

• South Vershire Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Spear Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Vershire Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Vershire Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  

• Vershire Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
• Orange County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Vershire, visit.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Vershire:

City Directories

• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Local Histories

Vershire Historical Society, Vershire Historical Society (1981) - find this book in a library.

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
1877 map of Vershire

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

The Herald of Randolph
Valley News

Other Town Records

In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Vershire town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1765-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Vershire Land Records, 1880-1921, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Vershire Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1791-1853; index to deeds, 1791-1875.

Probate Records

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Vershire:

The probate district for Vershire is Orange.
Orange Probate Court
5 Court St
Chelsea VT 05038
Phone: (802) 685-4610

Research Facilities

Libraries

Vershire Community Library
Vermont 113, P.O. Box 112
Vershire, VT 05079
Phone: (802) 685-9982
Website: http://www.vershare.org/

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