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United States Vermont  Orange   Strafford 

Brief History
Strafford was granted its charter on August 12, 1761. The first known permanent settlers in Strafford arrived about 1767, establishing what is now called the “Old City” settlement. The discovery of copperas and copper ore at Strafford in the 1790s led to the creation of the Elizabeth Mine Company and the Vermont Mineral Company. During the last period of its operation the Elizabeth Mine was the largest in New England.

Town Histories


The town house : being the first volume of a projected series of occasional writings on the history of the town of Strafford, Vermont, by Gwenda Smith, 1992 - 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 Strafford is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

Maps
1877 map of Strafford

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


 * Brock Haven Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Clement Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cutler Corner Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hutchinson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Orange Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Orange, 1736-1879, - available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Churches
Records of the Second Freewill Baptist Church in Orange, Vermont, 1837-1861 - available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Strafford Town Clerk's Office. These include Index to births, 1800-1850, Deeds, 1796-1852; index to deeds,1796-1906, and Land records, 1852-1890; land index, 1904-1970.

Orange Town Clerk P.O. Box 233 East Barre, Vermont 05649 Email: kfelch@orangevt.org Website: http://www.orangevt.org/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph