Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy
Guide to Franklin County, Vermont ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Franklin County, Vermont | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Vermont, United States Genealogy | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | November 5, 1792 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Saint Albans |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Franklin County Courthouse PO Box 808 Saint Albans , VT 05478 802-524-2739 802-524-3863 Fax: 802-524-7996 |
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for Benjamin Franklin. The County is located in the northwest area of the state. [1]
Franklin County, Vermont Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| at town creation | at town creation | at town creation | 1900 | 1797 | 1796 | 1790 |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
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
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 [3]
Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
- Created 5 November 1792 from Chittenden County. [3]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
9 November 1802, Grand Isle County set off.
For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places / Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[4]
Towns and City
Extinct Town: • Smithfield [5]
Villages: • Enosburg Falls • Swanton
Neighboring Counties
Chittenden | Grand Isle | Lamoille | Orleans | Brome, Quebec | Missisquoi, Quebec
Resources[edit | edit source]
Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| VTGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| VTGenWeb Archives | FamilySearch Places | |
| VTTombstone Project | ||
| VTInterment | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See Vermont Cemeteries for more information. | ||
- List of Franklin County Cemeteries
- Random Acts VT Cemetery Records Research Guide
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1800 | 8,282 | — |
| 1810 | 16,615 | 100.6% |
| 1820 | 17,192 | 3.5% |
| 1830 | 24,525 | 42.7% |
| 1840 | 24,531 | 0.0% |
| 1850 | 28,586 | 16.5% |
| 1860 | 27,231 | −4.7% |
| 1870 | 30,291 | 11.2% |
| 1880 | 30,225 | −0.2% |
| 1890 | 29,755 | −1.6% |
| 1900 | 30,198 | 1.5% |
| 1910 | 29,866 | −1.1% |
| 1920 | 30,026 | 0.5% |
| 1930 | 29,975 | −0.2% |
| 1940 | 29,601 | −1.2% |
| 1950 | 29,894 | 1.0% |
| 1960 | 29,474 | −1.4% |
| 1970 | 31,282 | 6.1% |
| 1980 | 34,788 | 11.2% |
| 1990 | 39,980 | 14.9% |
| 2000 | 45,417 | 13.6% |
| 2010 | 47,746 | 5.1% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court records[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Early migration routes to and from Franklin County for European settlers included:[6]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
- 1861 - 1867 Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
Regiments and Companies:
- - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
- - 13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
- - 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Company A and C
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1749 - 1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records 1749-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1800 - 1921 Vermont Probate Files 1800-1921 at FamilySearch — images — How to Use this Collection
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Vermont, Franklin County Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Town Records[edit | edit source]
- 1850-2005 - Vermont, Town Records, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- 1732 - 2005 Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
- 1850 - 2005 Vermont, Town Records, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for the following Vermont certificates:
- Birth Certificate,
- Marriage Certificate ,
- Divorce Certificate,
- Civil Union Dissolution Certificate, or
- Death Certificate
Downloadable applications from Vermont Department of Health.
Societies, Libraries and Museums[edit | edit source]
See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical and Genealogical Societies
Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
- Franklin Historical Society
Log Cabin Museum
Hanna Road
Franklin, VT
802-285-6523
Email: Historical@franklinvt.net
Website
- Berkshire Historical Society
367 Montgomery Rd (no mail)
East Berkshire, VT 054767
802-848-3459
Email: jagljoweld@yahoo.com
Facebook
- Enosburgh Historical Society
PO Box 98
Depot Street
Enosburg Falls, VT 05450
802-933-4421
Email: enosburghhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Facebook
- Fairfax Historical Society
PO Box 145
Fairfax, VT 05454
802-242-1047
Email: fairfaxvthistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Website
Facebook
- Fairfield Historical Society
25 North Road
Fairfield, VT 05455
802-309-3764
Email: fairfieldhistoryvt@gmail.com
Website
Facebook
- Bakersfield Historical Society
80 East Bakersfield Rd.
P.O. Box 70
Bakersfield, VT 05441
802-827-3042
Facebook
- Georgia Historical Society
Brick Museum, Georgia Center
Gordon's Mill Ag Museum
Georgia Library
US Rte 7 @ I-89 Exit 18
PO Box 2072
Georgia, VT 05468
Facebook
- Highgate Historical Society
Museum
3181 VT Route 78
PO Box 222
Highgate Center, VT 05459
802-868-4619
- Isle La Motte Historical Society
4 Quarry Road
Isle La Motte, VT 05463
(802) 928-3392
Email:ilmhistoric@gmail.com
Facebook
- Montgomery Historical Society
2044 Maiin St.
P.O. Box 47
Montgomery Village, VT 05470
802-326-4404
Email: pratthall@gmail.com
Website
Facebook
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Franklin County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- The Franklin County VTGenWeb Project, a member of The VTGenWeb Project
- The USGenWeb Archives Project
- The USGenWeb Archives Project
- FamilySearch Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Franklin, Vermont" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_County,_Vermont accessed 6 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County, Vermont . Page 698-699 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 686-687.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 698. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Franklin_ County,_Vermont," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_County,_Vermont accessed 24 October 2019.
- ↑ Michael J. Leclerc, Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 395. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974 D27g 2012.
- ↑ Handybook, 847-61.
