Orange County VTGenWeb

Orange County is under construction as it has languished for years.  Check back often as we pull together
the many pages of history and genealogy that are scattered over the internet.  The independent townships
will still have their own page but the documentation will be combined under the county site. 

 
While doing research in the county on my Strong family, I thought that I could share my research and also
provide a resource for others with Orange ties to register their genealogical facts.  With input from you, this
site can continue to grow.  While we do not live in the great state of Vermont, we am keenly interested in as
much data as possible to help all Vermont researchers.

At your service, County Coordinator, Karen De Groote and Assistant County Coordinator, Tim Stowell! 

Thetford Academy, Opened Feb 1819

Orange County was established in 1781, from Cumberland County, Vermont, which was created from
Cumberland and Gloucester counties, in New York.

     Located in eastern Vermont, with the Connecticut River as its eastern boundary, and the state of New Hampshire across the river, the communities in Orange County include: Boltonville, Bradford, Braintree, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, East Corinth, East Orange, East Randolph, Ely, Fairlee, Newbury, Orange, Post Mills, Randolph, South Newbury, South Strafford, Thetford, Tunbridge, Vershire, Waits River, Washington, Wells River, West Corinth, West Fairlee, West Newbury, West Topsham, Williamstown.

Town

Villages & Communities Within

BRADFORD

1770 NY

Bradford, Bradford Center, Goshen, Lower Plain

BRAINTREE

1781 VT

Braintree Center, East Braintree, Snowsville, West Braintree

BROOKFIELD

1781 VT

Brookfield, Brookfield Center, East Brookfield

CHELSEA

1781 VT

Chelsea, Chelsea West Hill, Kennedy Corners

CORINTH

1764 NH
1772 NY

Cookville, Corinth Corners, Corinth Center, East Corinth, Goose Green, South Corinth, West Corinth

FAIRLEE

1761 NH

Ely, Fairlee

ORANGE

1781 VT

East Orange, Orange

NEWBURY

1763 NH
1772 NY

Boltonville, Newbury, Newbury Center, Peach Four Corners, South Newbury, West Newbury, Wells River

RANDOLPH

1770 NY
1781 VT

Beanville, East Randolph, North Randolph, Randolph, Randolph Center, South Randolph

STRAFFORD

1761 NH

Old City, South Strafford, Strafford

TOPSHAM

1763 NH
1776 NY

East Topsham, Topsham Four Corners, Waits River, West Topsham

THETFORD

1761 NH

Campbell Corner, East Thetford, North Thetford, Post Mills, Thetford Center, Thetford Hill, Rices Mills, Union Village

TUNBRIDGE

1761 NH

North Tunbridge, South Tunbridge, Tunbridge

VERSHIRE

1781 VT

Beanville, Brimstone Corner, Mill Village, South Vershire, Vershire, Vershire Center

WASHINGTON

1781 VT

South Washington, Washington

WEST FAIRLEE

1797 VT

West Fairlee, West Fairlee Center

WILLIAMSTOWN

1781 VT

Foxville, Williamstown