Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Windsor County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Newspapers
- American Whig (Woodstock [Vt.])1831-1836
- American Whig, Vermont Luminary & Equal Rights (Woodstock [Vt.])1830-1830
- Aurora of the Valley (Newbury, Vt.)1848-18??
- Aurora of the Valley (Windsor, Vt.)1873-1???
- B.R.A. Owl (Ludlow, Vt.)1916-19??
- Black River Gazette (Ludlow, Vt.)1866-1877
- Carpenter's Store News (Chester, Vt.)1912-19??
- Christian Reflector (Worcester, Mass.)1838-1848
- Democratic Statesman (Windsor, Vt.)1835-1836
- Free Soil Telegraph (Springfield, Vt.)1853-1???
- Free Soil Union (Ludlow, Vt.)1848-1???
- Freedom's Banner (Chester, Vt.)1828-18??
- Freedom's Banner (Chester, Vt.)1878-18??
- Genius of Liberty (Ludlow, Vt.)1847-1???
- Gospel Banner (Woodstock, Vt.)1827-1828
- Granite State Journal (Claremont, N.H.)1869-1884
- Graphic (Springfield, Vt.)1890-1???
- Green Mountain Farmer (Woodstock, Vt.)1856-185?
- Green Mountain Herald (West Randolph, Vt.)1851-18??
- Green Mountain Palladium (Chester, Vt.)1807-180?
- Newton's Monthly Journal (Springfield, Vt.)1877-18??
- Northern Farmer (Woodstock, Vt.)1855-1856
- Patrons' Rural (West Randolph, Vt.)1882-1886
- Pulse of the People (Woodstock, Vt.)1840-1840
- Republican Observer (White River Junction, Vt.)1878-1???
- Sabbath School Reporter (Windsor, Vt.)1833-1834
- South Royalton News ([South Royalton, Vt.])1895-1???
- Spirit of Seventy-Six (Windsor, Vt.)1835-1837
- Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, Vermont)1845-1913
- Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, Vt.)1845-1913
- Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor)1792-1818
- Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, Vt.)1823-1827
- Springfield Reporter (Springfield, Vt.)1878-1965
- Star of Vermont and Farmer's Register (Northfield [Vt.])1855-185?
- Statesman and Jackson Republican (Windsor, Vt.)1833-1835
- The ACORN (Woodstock, Vt.)1872-1???
- The Advocate (White River Junction, Vt. ; Concord, N.H.)1888-1???
- The Antediluvian (South Woodstock, Vt.)1873-1???
- The Bethel Courier (Bethel, Vt.)1892-1943
- The Bethel Tribune (Bethel, Vt.)1947-19??
- The Blotter (Ludlow, Vt.)1854-1856
- The Chester Advertiser (Chester, Vt.)1893-19??
- The Church Visitor (West Hartford, Vt.)1891-????
- The Coon Hunter (Woodstock, Vt.)1844-1844
- The Drive (Springfield, Vt.)1920-19??
- The Enterprise (Ludlow, Vt.)1891-1???
- The Enterprise (Springfield, Vt.)1873-1???
- The Hartford Gazette (White River Junction, Vt.)1914-19??
- The Henry Clay and Advocate of the American System (Woodstock, Vt.)1830-1831
- The Herald and Courier (Bethel, Vt.)1873-1892
- The Holiday Bee (Ludlow, Vt.)1886-1???
- The Informer of Vt., N.H. And Me. = L'informatore Del Vt., N.H. E Me (White River Junction, Vt.)1930-19??
- The Landmark (White River Junction, Vt.)1882-1952
- The Ludlow Tribune (Ludlow, Vt.)1877-1877
- The Morning Ray: Or, Impartial Oracle (Windsor, Vt.)1791-1792
- The Otta-Quechee Post (Woodstock, Vermont)1871-1872
- The Post-Boy (Windsor [Vt.])1806-1807
- The Post-Boy, and Vermont & New-Hampshire Federal Courier (Windsor, Vt.)1805-1805
- The Scholars' Olio (Woodstock [Vt.])1859-1???
- The Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, Vermont)1840-1844
- The Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, Vt.)1840-1844
- The Springfield Post (Springfield, Vt.)1873-1875
- The Star of Vermont (Northfield [Vt.])1854-1855
- The Sun (Ludlow, Vt.)1909-19??
- The Tea Party (Woodstock, Vt.)1856-1???
- The Tribune Junior (Ludlow, Vt.)1890-1???
- The Valley Sun (White River Junction, Vt.)1884-1886
- The Vermont Courier (Woodstock, Vt.)1836-1837
- The Vermont Farmer (Windsor, Vt.)1836-1???
- The Vermont Freeman (Norwich, Vt.)1842-184?
- The Vermont Journal and the Universal Advertiser (Windsor [Vt.])1783-1792
- The Vermont News (Montpelier, Vt.)1880-1???
- The Vermont Phenix (Chester [Vt.])1829-18??
- The Vermont Star (Ludlow, Vt.)1849-1???
- The Vermont Tribune (Ludlow, Vt.)1877-1965
- The Village School (Weston, Vt.)1895-1???
- The Voice Among the Mountains (Ludlow, Vt.)1860-1???
- The Washingtonian (Windsor, Vt.)1810-1816
- The Woodstock Age (Woodstock, Vermont)1844-1845
- The Woodstock Age (Woodstock, Vt.)1844-1845
- The Woodstock Mercury (Woodstock, Vt.)1849-1853
- The Woodstock Mercury, and Windsor County Advertiser (Woodstock, Vt.)1853-1855
- The Woodstock Post (Woodstock, Vermont)1872-1875
- Universalist Watchman, Repository and Chronicle (Woodstock, Vt.)1829-183?
- Universalist Watchman, Repository and Chronicle (Woodstock, Vt.; Montpelier, Vt.)1829-183?
- Valley Farmer (Springfield, Vt.)1843-18??
- Valley Farmer (Windsor [Vt.])1868-1869
- Vermont Advocate and White-River Advertiser (Royalton, Vt.)1826-1829
- Vermont Chronicle (Bellows Falls, Vt.)1826-1???
- Vermont Courier (Woodstock, Vt.)1833-1835
- Vermont Courier and Farmer's, Manufacturer's and Mechanic's Advocate (Woodstock, Vt.)1831-1833
- Vermont Enquirer (Norwich [Vt.])1830-1832
- Vermont Inquirer and Democratic Phoenix (Norwich, Vt.)1831-1831
- Vermont Journal (Springfield, Vt.)1844-18??
- Vermont Journal (Windsor, Vermont.)1818-1823
- Vermont Journal (Windsor, Vermont.)1844-1965
- Vermont Journal (Windsor, Vt.)1827-1829
- Vermont Mercury (Woodstock, Vt.)1837-1849
- Vermont Phœnix (Brattleboro, Vt.)1834-1955
- Vermont Record (Brandon [Vt.])1863-1867
- Vermont Record (Springfield, Vt.)1866-1867
- Vermont Republican & American Yeoman. Windham, Windsor & Orange County Advertiser (Windsor, Vt.)1826-1829
- Vermont Republican & Courier. Windsor & Orange County Advertiser (Woodstock, Vt.)1835-1836
- Vermont Republican & Journal. Windham, Windsor & Orange County Advertiser (Windsor, Vt.)1829-1834
- Vermont Republican (Brattleboro, Vt.)1851-1857
- Vermont Republican (Windsor [Vt.])1809-1818
- Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, Vt.)1818-1825
- Vermont Standard (Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt.)1857-Current
- Vermont Statesman (Brattleboro [Vt.])1852-1855
- Vermont Statesman (Castleton [Vt.])1826-1855
- Vermont Temperance Herald (Woodstock, Vt.)1845-18??
- Vermont Temperance Standard (Woodstock [Vt.])1853-1857
- Vermont Times (Windsor, Vt.)1839-1841
- Vermont Weekly Tribune (St. Albans, Vt. ; Morrisville, Vt. ; Burlington, Vt.)1854-1???
- Watchman and Christian Repository (Woodstock, Vt.)1829-1835
- Weathersfield Union (Weathersfield, Vt.)1881-1881
- Whig Advocate (Woodstock, Vt.)1842-1842
- White River Standard (Bethel, Vt.)1869-188?
- Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, Vt.)1801-1804
- Windsor Statesman (Windsor, Vt.)1836-1840
- Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, Vt.)1820-1822
- Woodstock Observer, and Windsor and Orange County Gazette (Woodstock, Vt.)1823-1826
- Woodstock Observer, and Windsor and Orange County Gazette (Woodstock, Vt.)1823-1833
- Woodstock Observer. Windsor & Orange County Gazette (Woodstock, Vt.)1827-1833
- Working-Man's Gazette (Woodstock, Vt.)1830-1831
- Working-Man's Gazette and Journal of Useful Knowledge (Woodstock, Vt.)1831-1831
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
- Find Windsor County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the town clerk and the probate court.
- The town clerk
In Vermont, land records and births, marriages and deaths are kept by each town, not the county.
- The probate court
Wills and estates, by probate district (now the probate division of the Superior Court).
- The Vermont State Archives
In Middlesex: state vital records and copies of many town and court records.
- Vermont State Archives and Records Administrationfree
The state archives in Middlesex, with vital records, court records and records of state government.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Vermont, Windsor" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Cumberland County (extinct)
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1781, 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.