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Between 1772 and 1777, four counties existed in what is now Vermont—Albany, Charlotte, Gloucester, and Cumberland. All were politically New York counties even though they encompassed a sizeable number of New Hampshire granted towns. Some court records remain from these and have been published, while others are yet to be located. In 1777 two Vermont counties were erected—Bennington for the west part of the state and Cumberland for the east. However, the name Cumberland was abandoned in 1781 when four new counties were created—three replacing Cumberland, namely Windham, Windsor, and Orange; Bennington County was subdivided to form Rutland County.
Even though the political division of county has little meaning in Vermont, there are some county land records, primarily for unorganized towns, and county court records located at the appropriate county office. In addition, county designation is necessary for census research. For nine of Vermont's counties, the probate district follows the county's political boundaries. For six counties—Addison, Bennington, Orange, Rutland, Windham and Windsor—there are, or have been, two probate districts within the county's boundaries. The following listing delineates the county address, parent county and date of formation; what land and other records in addition to those recorded in towns are available that were recorded by entire county; the name and address of the probate district; and the dates probate district records are extant.
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