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Windham County

Windham County was formed on 16 Feb 1781 from Cumberland County.

Communities: Algiers, Athens, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Brookline, Cambridgeport, Dover, Dummerston, East Jamaica, Grafton, Guilford, Halifax, Harmonyville, Houghtonville, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Londonderry, Marlboro, Newfane, North Westminster, Putney, Rawsonville, Rockingham, Saxtons River, Somerset, South Londonderry, Stratton, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, West Brattleboro, Westminster, Whitingham, Williamsville, Wilmington, Windham

Map: McClellan’s map of Windham County, Vermont, 1858 with landowners, Map of Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

Virtual Libraries

Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; Early history, with Biographical Sketches, Henry Burnham, 1880

Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites

Historical Society of Windham County

Brattleboro Historical Society

Brooks Memorial Library

Vital Records

Windham County, Vital Town Records, 1732-2005 (Family Search)

Probate Records

Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 (Ancestry)

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