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United States Vermont  Orange   Vershire 

Brief History
Vershire was granted its charter on August 3, 1781by 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 (not to be confused with the village of Ely in Fairlee.

Town Histories
On the beginnings of Tunbridge, by Robert O'Brien (1961) - find this book in a library.

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

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

Maps
1877 map of Tunbridge

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


 * Button Yard Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Dickerman Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Durkee Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hunt Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hutchinson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kelsey Mountain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ordway Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Spring Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Strafford Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tunbridge Meeting House Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tunbridge Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ward Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Whitney Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Congregational Church (Tunbridge, Vermont) Records, 1792-1864 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1868-1979, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Topsham Land Records, 1851-1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Tunbridge Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1997; indexes to births, deaths, and marriages, 1857-1912, Deeds and town records, 1761-1787, and Deeds, 1780-1852; index to deeds, 1780-1916.

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/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Valley News

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