Vermont: Individual County Chronologies
ADDISON
18 Oct 1785
ADDISON created from RUTLAND.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:33-34)
30 Oct 1786
ADDISON exchanged with ORANGE.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:99-100)
19 Oct 1787
ADDISON gained town of Kingston (now Granville) from ORANGE.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:354)
22 Oct 1787
ADDISON lost to creation of CHITTENDEN.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:354-355)
18 Jan 1791
ADDISON boundaries were clarified to include town of Hancock [no
change].
(Vt. State Papers, 14:544)
29 Oct 1794
ADDISON gained town of Starksboro from CHITTENDEN.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:324)
09 Nov 1814
ADDISON gained from RUTLAND when town of Goshen gained from town of
Philadelphia.
(Vt. Laws 1814, ch. 96/pp. 111-112)
01 Dec 1829
ADDISON lost town of Warren to WASHINGTON.
(Vt. Laws 1829, no. 20/p. 18)
28 Oct 1834
ADDISON lost to WINDSOR when town of Rochester gained small area from town
of Hancock.
(Vt. Laws 1834, no. 38/p. 27)
07 Nov 1839
Legislature authorized ADDISON to gain small area from RUTLAND when town of
Whiting was to gain from town of Orwell. No evidence that change took effect.
(Vt. Laws 1839, no. 37/pp. 87-88)
30 Oct 1847
Legislature authorized WINDSOR to gain from ADDISON when town of Rochester
was to gain from town of Hancock, effective 1 December 1848. Change did not take effect; see 27
October 1848.
(Vt. Laws 1847, no. 12/pp. 9-10)
10 Nov 1847
ADDISON lost to WINDSOR when town of Rochester gained from town of
Goshen.
(Vt. Laws 1847, no. 9/p. 7)
01 Dec 1847
ADDISON gained town of Orwell from RUTLAND.
(Vt. Laws 1847, no. 8/p. 7)
27 Oct 1848
Act of 30 October 1847, authorizing WINDSOR to gain from ADDISON on 1
December 1848, was repealed [no change].
(Vt. Laws 1848, no. 8/p. 9)
06 Mar 1855
ADDISON gained small area from RUTLAND when town of Goshen gained "Clemens
Land" from town of Brandon.
(Vt. Laws 1854, no. 61, sec. 3/p. 59)
ALBANY (N.Y.)
01 Nov 1683
ALBANY (N.Y.) created by New York from non-county area. Northern limits were
not specified but were understood to cover present Vermont [not mapped].
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 4/1:121-122)
20 Jul 1764
ALBANY (N.Y.) implicitly gained all of present Vermont when King George III
established the boundary between New Hampshire and New York along the west bank of the Connecticut
River, north of Massachusetts and south of the parallel of 45 degrees north latitude.
(Slade, 13-19; Van Zandt, 63)
03 Jul 1766
ALBANY (N.Y.) lost to creation of CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1297/4:903-904)
26 Jun 1767
ALBANY (N.Y.) gained all of CUMBERLAND (N.Y.); CUMBERLAND (N.Y.) eliminated
when the act that created it was annulled.
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1297/4:9035:402-403)
19 Mar 1768
ALBANY (N.Y.) lost to re-creation of CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1559/5:400-402)
16 Mar 1770
ALBANY (N.Y.) lost to creation of GLOUCESTER (N.Y., extinct).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1559/5:400-402)
12 Mar 1772
ALBANY (N.Y.) lost to creation of CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.) and TRYON
(now MONTGOMERY, N.Y.).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1534/5:319-321)
24 Mar 1772
ALBANY (N.Y.) lost to CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1559/5:402-403)
09 Mar 1774
ALBANY (N.Y.) lost to ULSTER (N.Y.); area within present Vermont was
unchanged.
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1665/5:662)
01 Apr 1775
ALBANY (N.Y.) exchanged with CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct), lost to CHARLOTTE
(now WASHINGTON, N.Y.).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1719/5:779-780)
15 Jan 1777
ALBANY (N.Y.) eliminated from Vermont when Vermont declared its independence
from New York.
(Slade, 70-73; Van Zandt, 64; Williamson, C., 82-84, map facing 95,
100-102, 112-113)
BENNINGTON
17 Mar 1778
BENNINGTON created as one of the two original counties of Vermont.
(Vt. State Papers, 3: 7-8)
11 Feb 1779
BENNINGTON exchanged with CUMBERLAND (extinct).
(Vt. State Papers, 12:43-44)
16 Feb 1781
BENNINGTON lost to creation of RUTLAND.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6)
13 Apr 1781
BENNINGTON gained the gore east of the town of Bromley (now Peru) from
WINDHAM and WINDSOR.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:19)
26 Jun 1781
BENNINGTON overlapped part of ALBANY (N.Y.) when Vermont attempted to annex
part of New York (known as West Union). New York did not lose control of the area.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:45-46)
23 Feb 1782
BENNINGTON overlap of ALBANY (N.Y.) ended when Vermont gave up its attempt
to annex West Union.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68)
27 Feb 1787
BENNINGTON lost town of Stratton to WINDHAM.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:173-175)
25 Oct 1805
BENNINGTON lost to RUTLAND when town of Mount Tabor gained from town of
Peru.
(McCarty, "Evolution," 134; Vt. Laws 1805, ch. 15/pp. 19-20)
17 Nov 1825
BENNINGTON gained from RUTLAND when town of Dorset gained small area from
town of Mount Tabor.
(McCarty, "Evolution," 140; Vt. Laws 1825, no 18/p. 25; Vt. Laws 1832, no.
25/p. 25)
CALEDONIA
05 Nov 1792
CALEDONIA created from ORANGE; CALEDONIA not fully organized, attached to
ORANGE for administrative and judicial purposes. The eastern part of ORLEANS was attached to
CALEDONIA.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399)
24 Oct 1796
Part of western ORLEANS (town of Craftsbury) detached from CHITTENDEN,
attached to CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:9-10)
01 Dec 1796
CALEDONIA fully organized, detached from ORANGE. ESSEX detached from ORANGE,
attached to CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes. Eastern part of ORLEANS remained
attached to CALEDONIA.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399; 16:82-84)
30 Oct 1798
Part of ORLEANS (town of Duncansboro, now Newport) detached from FRANKLIN,
attached to CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:252)
30 Nov 1799
ORLEANS fully organized, detached from CALEDONIA.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:379-380)
30 Nov 1800
ESSEX fully organized, detached from CALEDONIA.
(Vt. Laws 1800, pp. 21-22)
01 Nov 1810
CALEDONIA lost to creation of JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON); JEFFERSON not
fully organized, part attached to CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1810, ch. 74/pp. 101-103)
01 Dec 1811
JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON) fully organized, detached from CALEDONIA.
(Vt. Laws 1811, ch. 1/pp. 3-6)
18 Nov 1824
CALEDONIA gained town of Newark from ESSEX.
(Vt. Laws 1824, ch. 12/p. 15)
15 Nov 1826
Legislature authorized CALEDONIA to gain town of Concord from ESSEX,
effective 1 November 1827. Change did not take effect; see 1 November 1827.
(Vt. Laws 1826, no. 40/p. 21)
01 Nov 1827
Act of 15 November 1826, authorizing CALEDONIA to gain town of Concord from
ESSEX was repealed [no change].
(Vt. Laws 1827, no. 37/p. 37)
03 Nov 1835
CALEDONIA lost town of Woodbury to WASHINGTON.
(Vt. Laws 1835, no. 43/p. 32)
29 Oct 1840
Legislature authorized CALEDONIA to gain small area from WASHINGTON when
town of Walden was to gain from town of Monroe (now Woodbury). No evidence that the change took
effect.
(Vt. Laws 1840, no. 57/pp. 54-55)
14 Nov 1855
Legislature authorized WASHINGTON to gain from CALEDONIA when town of
Plainfield was to gain Goshen Gore and Harris Gore. Voters rejected the annexation, and the change
did not take effect.
(Vt. Laws 1855, no. 57/pp. 74-75; Sanford, 87)
01 Jan 1856
CALEDONIA lost town of Cabot to WASHINGTON.
(Vt. Laws 1855, no. 53/pp. 68-70)
06 Nov 1856
CALEDONIA lost to ESSEX when towns of Concord and Victory gained from town
of Bradleyvale.
(Vt. Laws 1856, no. 84/pp. 91-92)
23 Nov 1858
CALEDONIA lost to ORLEANS when town of Barton gained from town of
Sheffield.
(Vt. Laws 1858, no. 48/p. 51)
16 Mar 1875
CALEDONIA lost to WASHINGTON when town of Plainfield gained Goshen
Gore.
(Vt. Laws 1874, no. 183/pp. 380-381)
01 Jan 1891
CALEDONIA lost to WASHINGTON when town of Marshfield gained part of Harris
Gore.
(Vt. Laws 1890, no. 185/pp. 276-277)
CHARLOTTE (N.Y.)
12 Mar 1772
CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.) created by New York from ALBANY (N.Y.);
CHARLOTTE (N.Y.) included parts of New York and present Vermont.
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1534/5:319-321)
24 Mar 1772
CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.) exchanged with GLOUCESTER (N.Y., extinct),
lost to CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1559/5:402-403)
01 Apr 1775
CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.) gained from ALBANY (N.Y.), exchanged with
CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1719/5:779-780)
15 Jan 1777
CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.) eliminated from Vermont when Vermont
declared its independence from New York.
(Slade, 70-73; Van Zandt, 64; Williamson, C., 82-84, map facing 95,
100-102, 112-113)
CHITTENDEN
22 Oct 1787
CHITTENDEN created from ADDISON.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:354-355)
05 Nov 1792
CHITTENDEN lost to creation of FRANKLIN and ORLEANS. All of FRANKLIN and the
western part of ORLEANS were attached to CHITTENDEN for administrative and judicial
purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399)
29 Oct 1794
CHITTENDEN lost town of Starksboro to ADDISON.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:324)
24 Oct 1796
Part of ORLEANS (town of Craftsbury) detached from CHITTENDEN, attached to
CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:9-10)
01 Dec 1796
FRANKLIN fully organized, detached from CHITTENDEN. ORLEANS detached from
CHITTENDEN, attached to FRANKLIN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399; 16:82-84)
09 Nov 1802
CHITTENDEN lost to creation of GRAND ISLE; GRAND ISLE not fully
organized, part attached to
CHITTENDEN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1802, ch. 84/pp. 141-142)
01 Dec 1805
GRAND ISLE fully organized, detached from CHITTENDEN.
(Vt. Laws 1805, ch. 66/pp. 112-113)
01 Nov 1810
CHITTENDEN lost to creation of JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON); JEFFERSON
not fully organized, part attached to CHITTENDEN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1810, ch. 74/pp. 101-103)
01 Dec 1811
JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON) fully organized, detached from CHITTENDEN.
(Vt. Laws 1811, ch. 1/pp. 3-6)
26 Oct 1835
CHITTENDEN lost to creation of LAMOILLE; LAMOILLE not fully organized, part
attached to CHITTENDEN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1835, no. 41/pp. 30-31)
01 Dec 1836
LAMOILLE fully organized, detached from CHITTENDEN.
(Vt. Laws 1836, no. 16/p. 14)
13 Nov 1839
CHITTENDEN gained from LAMOILLE when town of Underhill gained from town of
Mansfield.
(Vt. Laws 1839, no. 35/pp. 86-87)
30 Oct 1851
CHITTENDEN lost to WASHINGTON when town of Waterbury gained from town of
Bolton.
(Vt. Laws 1851, no. 71/p. 64)
CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct)
03 Jul 1766
CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct) created by New York from ALBANY (N.Y.);
CUMBERLAND was located entirely within present Vermont.
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1297/4:903-904)
26 Jun 1767
CUMBERLAND (N.Y) eliminated when the act creating it was annulled.
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1297/4:903)
19 Mar 1768
CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct) re-created by New York from ALBANY (N.Y.) with
slightly different boundaries from those CUMBERLAND had originally in 1766.
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1559/5:400-402)
24 Mar 1772
CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct) gained from ALBANY (N.Y.) and CHARLOTTE (now
WASHINGTON, N.Y.), lost to GLOUCESTER (N.Y., extinct).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1559/5:402-403)
01 Apr 1775
CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct) exchanged with ALBANY (N.Y.) and CHARLOTTE (now
WASHINGTON, N.Y.).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1719/5:779-780)
15 Jan 1777
CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct) eliminated when Vermont declared its independence
from New York.
(Slade, 70-73; Van Zandt, 64; Williamson, C., 82-84, map facing 95,
100-102, 112-113)
CUMBERLAND (extinct)
17 Mar 1778
UNITY (later CUMBERLAND, extinct) created as one of the two original
counties of Vermont.
(Vt. State Papers, 3: 7-8)
21 Mar 1778
UNITY renamed CUMBERLAND (extinct).
(Vt. State Papers, 3: 13)
11 Feb 1779
CUMBERLAND (extinct) exchanged with BENNINGTON.
(Vt. State Papers, 12:43-44)
16 Feb 1781
CUMBERLAND lost all territory to creation of ORANGE, WINDHAM, and WINDSOR;
CUMBERLAND eliminated.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6)
East Union
11 Apr 1781
Vermont made a second attempt to annex part of New Hampshire (the so-called
East Union); the first attempt was made in 1778, but did not involve counties. New Hampshire did not
lose control of the area. East Union included parts of CHESHIRE (N.H.) and GRAFTON (N.H.).
(Vt. State Papers, 13:17-18, 55-56; Vt. Recs. Gov., 2:294-296)
23 Feb 1782
Vermont's overlap of New Hampshire ended when Vermont gave up its attempt to
annex East Union.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68)
ESSEX
05 Nov 1792
ESSEX created from ORANGE; ESSEX not fully organized, attached to ORANGE for
administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102)
01 Dec 1796
ESSEX detached from ORANGE, attached to CALEDONIA for administrative and
judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399; 16:82-84)
30 Nov 1800
ESSEX fully organized, detached from CALEDONIA.
(Vt. Laws 1800, pp. 21-22)
19 Oct 1801
ESSEX gained from ORLEANS when town of Wenlock gained from town of
Caldersburgh (now Morgan).
(Vt. Laws 1801, pp. 82-83)
31 Jan 1804
ESSEX lost to ORLEANS when town of Morgan gained small area from town of
Wenlock [change too small to map].
(Vt. Laws 1804, ch. 8/pp. 12-13)
16 Nov 1821
ESSEX lost town of Westmore to ORLEANS.
(Vt. Laws 1821, ch. 30/p. 99)
18 Nov 1824
ESSEX lost town of Newark to CALEDONIA.
(Vt. Laws 1824, ch. 12/p. 15)
15 Nov 1826
Legislature authorized CALEDONIA to gain town of Concord from ESSEX,
effective 1 November 1827. Change did not take effect; see 1 November 1827.
(Vt. Laws 1826, no. 40/p. 21)
01 Nov 1827
Act of 15 November 1826, authorizing CALEDONIA to gain town of Concord from
ESSEX was repealed [no change].
(Vt. Laws 1827, no. 37/p. 37)
06 Nov 1856
ESSEX gained from CALEDONIA when towns of Concord and Victory gained from
town of Bradleyvale.
(Vt. Laws 1856, no. 84/pp. 91-92)
FRANKLIN
05 Nov 1792
FRANKLIN created from CHITTENDEN; FRANKLIN not fully organized, attached to
CHITTENDEN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399)
01 Dec 1796
FRANKLIN fully organized, detached from CHITTENDEN. Part of ORLEANS detached from
CHITTENDEN, attached to FRANKLIN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399; 16:82-84)
30 Oct 1798
Part of ORLEANS (town of Duncansboro, now Newport) detached from FRANKLIN,
attached to CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:252)
30 Nov 1799
ORLEANS fully organized, detached from FRANKLIN.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:379-380)
09 Nov 1802
FRANKLIN lost to creation of GRAND ISLE; GRAND ISLE not fully organized,
part attached to FRANKLIN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1802, ch. 84/pp. 141-142)
01 Dec 1805
GRAND ISLE fully organized, detached from FRANKLIN.
(Vt. Laws 1805, ch. 66/pp. 112-113)
23 Oct 1822
FRANKLIN lost to GRAND ISLE when town of North Hero gained Hyde's Island
(now Wood's Island) in Lake Champlain.
(Vt. Laws 1822, ch. 33/p. 35)
30 Oct 1828
FRANKLIN lost to ORLEANS when town of Eden gained from town of
Belvidere.
(Vt. Laws 1828, no. 25/pp. 15-16)
03 Nov 1831
FRANKLIN lost to ORLEANS when the boundary between the towns of Eden and
Belvidere was redefined [location unknown, not mapped].
(McCarty, "Evolution," 149-150; Vt. Laws 1831, no. 13/p. 12)
26 Oct 1835
FRANKLIN lost to creation of LAMOILLE; LAMOILLE not fully organized, part
attached to FRANKLIN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1835, no. 41/pp. 30-31)
01 Dec 1836
LAMOILLE fully organized, detached from FRANKLIN.
(Vt. Laws 1836, no. 16/p. 14)
22 Apr 1844
FRANKLIN lost to LAMOILLE when town of Cambridge gained small areas from the
towns of Fairfax and Fletcher.
(Cambridge Town Records, 1844, Book B, 440-441; Vt. Laws 1841, no. 79/pp.
58-59)
27 Oct 1845
FRANKLIN gained from GRAND ISLE when town of St. Albans gained Wood's Island
in Lake Champlain.
(Vt. Laws 1845, no. 6/p. 6)
15 Mar 1859
FRANKLIN gained from ORLEANS when town of Montgomery gained from town of
Lowell.
(Vt. Laws 1858, no. 45/pp. 48-49)
01 Mar 1897
FRANKLIN lost to LAMOILLE when town of Belvidere gained small strip from
Avery's Gore [change too small to map].
(Vt. Laws 1896, no. 125/p. 92)
GLOUCESTER (N.Y., extinct)
16 Mar 1770
GLOUCESTER (N.Y., extinct) created by New York from ALBANY (N.Y.);
GLOUCESTER (N.Y.) was located entirely within present Vermont.
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1559/5:400-402)
24 Mar 1772
GLOUCESTER (N.Y., extinct) gained from CUMBERLAND (N.Y., extinct), exchanged
with CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.).
(N.Y. Col. Laws, ch. 1559/5:402-403)
15 Jan 1777
GLOUCESTER (N.Y., extinct) eliminated when Vermont declared its independence
from New York.
(Slade, 70-73; Van Zandt, 64; Williamson, C. 82-84, map facing 95,
100-102, 112-113)
GRAND ISLE
09 Nov 1802
GRAND ISLE created from CHITTENDEN and FRANKLIN; GRAND ISLE
not fully organized, parts attached to CHITTENDEN and FRANKLIN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1802, ch. 84/pp. 141-142)
01 Dec 1805
GRAND ISLE fully organized, detached from CHITTENDEN and FRANKLIN.
(Vt. Laws 1805, ch. 66/pp. 112-113)
23 Oct 1822
GRAND ISLE gained from FRANKLIN when town of North Hero
gained Hyde's Island (now Wood's Island) in Lake Champlain.
(Vt. Laws 1822, ch. 33/p. 35)
27 Oct 1845
GRAND ISLE lost to FRANKLIN when town of St. Albans
gained Wood's Island in Lake Champlain.
(Vt. Laws 1845, no. 6/p. 6)
JEFFERSON (see
WASHINGTON)
LAMOILLE
26 Oct 1835
LAMOILLE created from CHITTENDEN, FRANKLIN, ORLEANS, and WASHINGTON;
LAMOILLE not fully organized, parts attached to CHITTENDEN, FRANKLIN, ORLEANS, and WASHINGTON for
administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1835, no. 41/pp. 30-31)
01 Dec 1836
LAMOILLE fully organized, detached from CHITTENDEN, FRANKLIN, ORLEANS, and
WASHINGTON.
(Vt. Laws 1836, no. 16/p. 14)
13 Nov 1839
LAMOILLE lost to CHITTENDEN when town of Underhill gained from town of
Mansfield.
(Vt. Laws 1839, no. 35/pp. 86-87)
22 Apr 1844
LAMOILLE gained from FRANKLIN when town of Cambridge gained small areas from
the towns of Fairfax and Fletcher.
(Cambridge Town Records, 1844, Book B, 440-441; Vt. Laws 1841, no. 79/pp.
58-59)
01 Mar 1897
LAMOILLE gained from FRANKLIN when town of Belvidere gained small strip from
Avery's Gore [change too small to map].
(Vt. Laws 1896, no. 125/p. 92)
ORANGE
16 Feb 1781
ORANGE created from CUMBERLAND (extinct); CUMBERLAND eliminated.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6)
11 Apr 1781
ORANGE overlapped GRAFTON (N.H.) when Vermont attempted to annex part of New
Hampshire (area known as East Union); New Hampshire did not lose control of the area.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:17-18, 55-56; Vt. Recs. Gov., 2:294-296)
23 Feb 1782
ORANGE overlap of GRAFTON (N.H.) ended when Vermont gave up its attempt to
annex East Union.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68)
21 Feb 1783
ORANGE gained town of Brookfield from RUTLAND.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:174)
27 Feb 1783
ORANGE gained town of Randolph from RUTLAND.
(Vt. Laws 1783 in Vt. State Papers, 13: 191)
30 Oct 1786
ORANGE exchanged with ADDISON.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:99-100)
19 Oct 1787
ORANGE lost town of Kingston (now Granville) to ADDISON.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:354)
05 Nov 1792
ORANGE lost to creation of CALEDONIA, ESSEX, and ORLEANS; CALEDONIA
(including the part of ORLEANS that was attached to CALEDONIA) and ESSEX not fully organized,
attached to ORANGE for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399)
24 Oct 1796
Part of ORLEANS (town of Craftsbury) detached from CHITTENDEN, attached to
CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes, thereby increasing the territory attached to
ORANGE.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:9-10)
01 Dec 1796
CALEDONIA fully organized, detached from ORANGE. ESSEX detached from ORANGE,
attached to CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399; 16:82-84)
01 Nov 1810
ORANGE lost to creation of JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON); JEFFERSON not fully
organized, part attached to ORANGE for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1810, ch. 74/pp. 101-103)
01 Dec 1811
JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON) fully organized, detached from ORANGE.
(Vt. Laws 1811, ch. 1/pp. 3-6)
01 Jan 1821
ORANGE lost town of Roxbury to WASHINGTON.
(Vt. Laws 1820, ch. 35/p. 42)
10 Nov 1824
ORANGE lost to WINDSOR when town of Rochester gained small area from town of
Braintree.
(Vt. Laws 1824, ch. 13/p. 15)
13 Nov 1839
Legislature authorized ORANGE to gain small area along the Ompompanoosuc
River from WINDSOR when town of Thetford was to gain from town of Norwich. No evidence that change
took effect.
(Vt. Laws 1839, no. 36/p. 87)
ORLEANS
05 Nov 1792
ORLEANS created from CHITTENDEN and ORANGE. ORLEANS not fully organized,
western part was attached to CHITTENDEN and the eastern part was attached to CALEDONIA and
indirectly through CALEDONIA to ORANGE.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399)
24 Oct 1796
Part of ORLEANS (town of Craftsbury) detached from CHITTENDEN, attached to
CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:9-10)
01 Dec 1796
Western part of ORLEANS detached from CHITTENDEN, attached to FRANKLIN for
administrative and judicial purposes. CALEDONIA fully organized, detached from ORANGE; eastern part
of ORLEANS remained attached to CALEDONIA.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:100-102, 399; 16:82-84)
30 Oct 1798
Part of ORLEANS (town of Duncansboro, now Newport) detached from FRANKLIN,
attached to CALEDONIA for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:252)
30 Nov 1799
ORLEANS fully organized, detached from CALEDONIA and FRANKLIN.
(Vt. State Papers, 16:379-380)
19 Oct 1801
ORLEANS lost to ESSEX when town of Wenlock gained from town of Caldersburgh
(now Morgan).
(Vt. Laws 1801, pp. 82-83)
31 Jan 1804
ORLEANS gained from ESSEX when town of Morgan gained small area from town of
Wenlock [change too small to map].
(Vt. Laws 1804, ch. 8/pp. 12-13)
16 Nov 1821
ORLEANS gained town of Westmore from ESSEX.
(Vt. Laws 1821, ch. 30/p. 99)
01 Dec 1821
ORLEANS lost town of Elmore to WASHINGTON.
(Vt. Laws 1821, ch. 27/p. 98)
30 Oct 1828
ORLEANS gained from FRANKLIN when town of Eden gained from town of
Belvidere.
(Vt. Laws 1828, no. 25/pp. 15-16)
03 Nov 1831
ORLEANS gained from FRANKLIN when the boundary between the towns of Eden and
Belvidere was redefined [location unknown, not mapped].
(McCarty, "Evolution," 149-150; Vt. Laws 1831, no. 13/p. 12)
26 Oct 1835
ORLEANS lost to creation of LAMOILLE; LAMOILLE not fully organized, part
attached to ORLEANS for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1835, no. 41/pp. 30-31)
01 Dec 1836
LAMOILLE fully organized, detached from ORLEANS.
(Vt. Laws 1836, no. 16/p. 14)
23 Nov 1858
ORLEANS gained from CALEDONIA when town of Barton gained from town of
Sheffield.
(Vt. Laws 1858, no. 48/p. 51)
15 Mar 1859
ORLEANS lost to FRANKLIN when town of Montgomery gained from town of
Lowell.
(Vt. Laws 1858, no. 45/pp. 48-49)
RUTLAND
16 Feb 1781
RUTLAND created from BENNINGTON.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6)
26 Jun 1781
RUTLAND overlapped part of CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.) when Vermont
attempted to annex part of New York (known as West Union). New York did not lose control of the
area.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:45-46)
23 Feb 1782
RUTLAND overlap of CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.) ended when Vermont gave
up its attempt to annex West Union.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68)
by 13 Feb 1783
RUTLAND lost town of Bethel to WINDSOR.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2:155)
21 Feb 1783
RUTLAND lost town of Brookfield to ORANGE.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:174)
25 Feb 1783
RUTLAND lost town of Rochester to WINDSOR.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:183)
27 Feb 1783
RUTLAND lost town of Randolph to ORANGE.
(Vt. Laws 1783 in Vt. State Papers, 13: 191)
09 Mar 1784
RUTLAND boundaries were redefined [no change].
(Vt. State Papers, 13:257-258)
18 Oct 1785
RUTLAND lost to creation of ADDISON.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:33-34)
27 Feb 1787
RUTLAND lost town of Stockbridge to WINDSOR.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:173-175)
31 Oct 1792
RUTLAND gained from WINDSOR when town of Mount Holly was created from
Jackson's Gore and towns of Ludlow and Wallingford.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:88-90)
02 Mar 1797
RUTLAND lost Benton's Gore to WINDSOR.
(McCarty, "Evolution," 122-123; Vt. Laws, Revised and Passed 1797, ch.
6/pp. 129-133)
25 Oct 1805
RUTLAND gained from BENNINGTON when town of Mount Tabor gained from town of
Peru.
(McCarty, "Evolution," 134; Vt. Laws 1805, ch. 15/pp. 19-20)
29 Oct 1806
RUTLAND lost to WINDSOR when town of Rochester gained small area from town
of Pittsfield.
(Vt. Laws 1806, ch. 28/pp. 36-37)
15 Nov 1813
RUTLAND gained from WINDSOR when town of Pittsfield gained small area from
town of Stockbridge [change too small to map].
(Vt. Laws 1813, ch. 102/p. 144)
09 Nov 1814
RUTLAND lost to ADDISON when town of Goshen gained from town of
Philadelphia.
(Vt. Laws 1814, ch. 96/pp. 111-112)
22 Oct 1822
RUTLAND gained from WINDSOR when town of Pittsfield gained small area from
town of Stockbridge.
(Vt. Laws 1822, ch. 37/p. 36)
03 Nov 1823
RUTLAND gained from WINDSOR when town of Shrewsbury gained small area from
town of Plymouth.
(Vt. Laws 1823, ch. 2/pp. 3-4)
15 Nov 1824
RUTLAND lost to WINDSOR when town of Rochester gained small area from town
of Pittsfield.
(Vt. Laws 1824, ch. 14/p. 16)
17 Nov 1825
RUTLAND lost to BENNINGTON when town of Dorset gained small area from town
of Mount Tabor.
(McCarty, "Evolution," 140; Vt. Laws 1825, no 18/p. 25; Vt. Laws 1832, no.
25/p. 25)
07 Nov 1839
Legislature authorized ADDISON to gain small area from RUTLAND when town of
Whiting was to gain from town of Orwell. No evidence that change took effect.
(Vt. Laws 1839, no. 37/pp. 87-88)
01 Dec 1847
RUTLAND lost town of Orwell to ADDISON.
(Vt. Laws 1847, no. 8/p. 7)
06 Mar 1855
RUTLAND lost small area to ADDISON when town of Goshen gained "Clemens Land"
from town of Brandon.
(Vt. Laws 1854, no. 61, sec. 3/p. 59)
10 Nov 1870
Legislature authorized RUTLAND to gain small area from WINDSOR when town of
Mount Holly was to gain from town of Weston. No evidence that change took effect.
(Vt. Laws 1870, no. 292/pp. 572-573)
07 Apr 1880
RUTLAND lost to WASHINGTON (N.Y.) when New York gained a small area west of
the village of Fair Haven from Vermont due to a change in the course of the Poultney River [change
too small to map].
(Vt. Laws 1876, no. 201/p. 380; U.S. Stat., vol. 21, ch. 49 [1880]/p. 72;
Van Zandt, 65)
21 Nov 1884
RUTLAND lost small area to WINDSOR when town of Stockbridge gained Parker's
Gore.
(Vt. Laws 1884, no. 262/p. 270)
08 Oct 1895
RUTLAND lost to WINDSOR when town of Weston gained from town of Mount
Tabor.
("Weston v. Mount Tabor")
UNITY (see
CUMBERLAND, extinct)
Vermont
15 Jan 1777
Vermont declared its independence from New York. Although not recognized as
a separate state by the Continental Congress, Vermont was included in American territory by the 1783
Treaty of Paris and functioned as an independent republic until statehood in 1791.
(Slade, 70-73; Van Zandt, 64; Williamson, C., 82-84, map facing 95,
100-102, 112-113)
17 Mar 1778
BENNINGTON and UNITY ( later CUMBERLAND, extinct) created from non-county
area in Vermont.
(Vt. State Papers, 12:43-44)
WASHINGTON (original, extinct)
11 Apr 1781
WASHINGTON (original, extinct) created when Vermont attempted to annex part
of New Hampshire (the so-called East Union). WASHINGTON (original, extinct) was located entirely in
New Hampshire and overlapped part of CHESHIRE (N.H.); New Hampshire did not lose control of the
area.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:17-18, 55-56; Vt. Recs. Gov., 2:294-296)
23 Feb 1782
WASHINGTON (original, extinct) eliminated when Vermont gave up its attempt
to annex part of New Hampshire known as East Union.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68)
WASHINGTON
01 Nov 1810
JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON) created from CALEDONIA, CHITTENDEN, and ORANGE;
JEFFERSON not fully organized, parts attached to CALEDONIA, CHITTENDEN, and ORANGE for
administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1810, ch. 74/pp. 101-103)
01 Dec 1811
JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON) fully organized, detached from CALEDONIA,
CHITTENDEN, and ORANGE.
(Vt. Laws 1811, ch. 1/pp. 3-6)
08 Nov 1814
JEFFERSON renamed WASHINGTON.
(Vt. Laws 1814, ch. 79/p. 83)
01 Jan 1821
WASHINGTON gained town of Roxbury from ORANGE.
(Vt. Laws 1820, ch. 35/p. 42)
01 Dec 1821
WASHINGTON gained town of Elmore from ORLEANS.
(Vt. Laws 1821, ch. 27/p. 98)
01 Dec 1829
WASHINGTON gained town of Warren from ADDISON.
(Vt. Laws 1829, no. 20/p. 18)
26 Oct 1835
WASHINGTON lost to creation of LAMOILLE; LAMOILLE not fully organized, part
attached to WASHINGTON for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Vt. Laws 1835, no. 41/pp. 30-31)
03 Nov 1835
WASHINGTON gained town of Woodbury from CALEDONIA.
(Vt. Laws 1835, no. 43/p. 32)
01 Dec 1836
LAMOILLE fully organized, detached from WASHINGTON.
(Vt. Laws 1836, no. 16/p. 14)
29 Oct 1840
Legislature authorized CALEDONIA to gain small area from WASHINGTON when
town of Walden was to gain from town of Monroe (now Woodbury). No evidence that the change took
effect.
(Vt. Laws 1840, no. 57/pp. 54-55)
30 Oct 1851
WASHINGTON gained from CHITTENDEN when town of Waterbury gained from town of
Bolton.
(Vt. Laws 1851, no. 71/p. 64)
14 Nov 1855
Legislature authorized WASHINGTON to gain from CALEDONIA when town of
Plainfield was authorized to gain Goshen Gore and Harris Gore. Voters rejected the annexation, and
the change did not take effect.
(Vt. Laws 1855, no. 57/pp. 74-75; Sanford, 87)
01 Jan 1856
WASHINGTON gained town of Cabot from CALEDONIA.
(Vt. Laws 1855, no. 53/pp. 68-70)
16 Mar 1875
WASHINGTON gained from CALEDONIA when town of Plainfield gained Goshen
Gore.
(Vt. Laws 1874, no. 183/pp. 380-381)
01 Jan 1891
WASHINGTON gained from CALEDONIA when town of Marshfield gained part of
Harris Gore.
(Vt. Laws 1890, no. 185/pp. 276-277)
West Union
26 Jun 1781
Vermont attempted to annex part of New York east of the Hudson River (the
so-called West Union); inhabitants in the area favored Vermont's township form of government, while
Vermont hoped to gain bargaining power through expansion. New York did not lose control of the area.
The West Union included parts of ALBANY (N.Y.) and CHARLOTTE (now WASHINGTON, N.Y.).
(Vt. State Papers, 13:45-46; Newton, 83-87; Williamson, C.,
101-102)
23 Feb 1782
Vermont's overlap of New York ended when Vermont gave up its attempt to
annex the West Union.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68)
WINDHAM
16 Feb 1781
WINDHAM created from CUMBERLAND (extinct); CUMBERLAND eliminated.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6)
13 Apr 1781
WINDHAM lost its part of the gore east of the town of Bromley (now Peru) to
BENNINGTON.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:19)
27 Feb 1787
WINDHAM gained town of Stratton from BENNINGTON.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:173-175)
WINDSOR
16 Feb 1781
WINDSOR created from CUMBERLAND (extinct); CUMBERLAND eliminated.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6)
11 Apr 1781
WINDSOR overlapped CHESHIRE (N.H.) and GRAFTON (N.H.) when Vermont attempted
to annex part of New Hampshire (the so-called East Union); New Hampshire did not lose control of
the area.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:17-18, 55-56; Vt. Recs. Gov., 2:294-296)
13 Apr 1781
WINDSOR lost its part of the gore east of the town of Bromley (now Peru) to
BENNINGTON.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:19)
23 Feb 1782
WINDSOR overlap of CHESHIRE (N.H.) and GRAFTON (N.H.) ended when Vermont
gave up its attempt to annex East Union.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68)
by 13 Feb 1783
WINDSOR gained town of Bethel from RUTLAND.
(Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2:155)
25 Feb 1783
WINDSOR gained town of Rochester from RUTLAND.
(Vt. State Papers, 13:183)
27 Feb 1787
WINDSOR gained town of Stockbridge from RUTLAND.
(Vt. State Papers, 14:173-175)
31 Oct 1792
WINDSOR lost to RUTLAND when town of Mount Holly was created from Jackson's
Gore and the towns of Ludlow and Wallingford.
(Vt. State Papers, 15:88-90)
02 Mar 1797
WINDSOR gained Benton's Gore from RUTLAND.
(McCarty, "Evolution," 122-123; Vt. Laws, Revised and Passed 1797, ch.
6/pp. 129-133)
29 Oct 1806
WINDSOR gained from RUTLAND when town of Rochester gained small area from
town of Pittsfield.
(Vt. Laws 1806, ch. 28/pp. 36-37)
15 Nov 1813
WINDSOR lost to RUTLAND when town of Pittsfield gained small area from town
of Stockbridge [change too small to map].
(Vt. Laws 1813, ch. 102/p. 144)
22 Oct 1822
WINDSOR lost to RUTLAND when town of Pittsfield gained small area from town
of Stockbridge.
(Vt. Laws 1822, ch. 37/p. 36)
03 Nov 1823
WINDSOR lost to RUTLAND when town of Shrewsbury gained small area from town
of Plymouth.
(Vt. Laws 1823, ch. 2/pp. 3-4)
10 Nov 1824
WINDSOR gained from ORANGE when town of Rochester gained small area from
town of Braintree.
(Vt. Laws 1824, ch. 13/p. 15)
15 Nov 1824
WINDSOR gained from RUTLAND when town of Rochester gained small area from
town of Pittsfield.
(Vt. Laws 1824, ch. 14/p. 16)
28 Oct 1834
WINDSOR gained from ADDISON when town of Rochester gained small area from
town of Hancock.
(Vt. Laws 1834, no. 38/p. 27)
13 Nov 1839
Legislature authorized ORANGE to gain small area along the Ompompanoosuc
River from WINDSOR when town of Thetford was to gain from town of Norwich. No evidence that change
took effect.
(Vt. Laws 1839, no. 36/p. 87)
30 Oct 1847
Legislature authorized WINDSOR to gain from ADDISON when town of Rochester
was to gain from town of Hancock, effective 1 December 1848. Change did not take effect; see 27
October 1848.
(Vt. Laws 1847, no. 12/pp. 9-10)
10 Nov 1847
WINDSOR gained from ADDISON when town of Rochester gained from town of
Goshen.
(Vt. Laws 1847, no. 9/p. 7)
27 Oct 1848
Act of 30 October 1847, authorizing WINDSOR to gain from ADDISON on 1
December 1848, was repealed [no change].
(Vt. Laws 1848, no. 8/p. 9)
10 Nov 1870
Legislature authorized RUTLAND to gain small area from WINDSOR when town of
Mount Holly was to gain from town of Weston. No evidence that change took effect.
(Vt. Laws 1870, no. 292/pp. 572-573)
21 Nov 1884
WINDSOR gained small area from RUTLAND when town of Stockbridge gained
Parker's Gore.
(Vt. Laws 1884, no. 262/p. 270)
08 Oct 1895
WINDSOR gained from RUTLAND when town of Weston gained from town of Mount
Tabor.
("Weston v. Mount Tabor")