Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy Records

Selected record inventories for Grand Isle County, their listed years, and where to ask for access.

Selected inventory review: 2026-11-02. Selected newspaper catalog metadata checked for state and county attribution. Publication dates do not establish complete issue holdings or online access. Library of Congress newspaper directory

Formed
1802
County seat
North Hero
Addison CountyCaledonia CountyLamoille CountyOrange CountyOrleans CountyWashington CountyChittenden CountyFranklin CountyGrand Isle CountyCaledoniaLamoilleOrleansWashingtonChittendenFranklinGrand Isle
Grand Isle CountyParent counties (search here for earlier records)Today's boundaries ยท U.S. Census Bureau

Listed record inventories

Selected holdings and indexes for Grand Isle County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.

See the repository's descriptions and search options

Repository access note: Selected newspaper titles cataloged by the Library of Congress with explicit county geography. Priority is given to titles beginning by 1950; up to five later titles are included where no earlier dated title is listed for that county. Dates describe publication history, not the issues available at a library. Multiple format records with the same title, place and dates are grouped. The catalog may describe paper, microfilm or online resources. Open ends and the word Current reflect the catalog description; confirm present availability and exact holdings with the libraries listed on the linked record.

Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.

Where to find the records

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Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Chittenden County, Franklin County

Check the parent counties for earlier records: Chittenden County, Franklin County

CaledoniaOrangeAddisonOrleansFranklinChittendenGrand IsleGrand IsleFranklinChittendenCaledoniaOrleans
Grand Isle as created in 1802Where its land was the day beforeToday's boundaryBoundaries: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1802, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.

Research tip

Vermont's towns keep land and vital records, and the state has kept copies of births, marriages and deaths from 1857 on. Search by town, not county.