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Vermont Counties
The 14 Vermont counties

List of Vermont counties:

The state of Vermont is broken into 14 counties. Each county has a county seat which is the capital of the county.

  1. Addison County: County seat: Middlebury
  2. Bennington County: County seat: Bennington
  3. Caledonia County: County seat: St. Johnsbury
  4. Chittenden County: County seat: Burlington
  5. Essex County: County seat: Guildhall
  6. Franklin County: County seat: St. Albans
  7. Grand Isle County: County seat: North Hero
  8. Lamoille County: County seat: Hyde Park
  9. Orange County:County seat: Chelsea
  10. Orleans County:County seat: Newport
  11. Rutland County: County seat: Rutland
  12. Washington County: County seat: Montpelier
  13. Windham County: County seat: Newfane
  14. Windsor County: County seat: Woodstock

History[edit]

  • In 1778, Vermont comprised of two counties. The western side of the state was called Bennington County and the East was called Unity County. Unity County was later renamed Orange County.
  • By 1778, the two original counties were split into five. These new counties included Rutland County, Windham County, and Windsor County. In 1785 Addison County was split off of Rutland County.
  • In 1787 Chittenden County was formed from Addison County.
  • In 1791 Franklin County was split off of Chittenden County. In addition, Essex and Orleans Counties were formed from part of Orange County.
  • In 1796 Caledonia County formed from part of Orange County.
  • In 1805 Grand Isle County was split off of Franklin County.
  • In 1805 Washington County was formed from part of Franklin County.
  • In 1835 Lamoille County was created from parts of Chittenden, Franklin, and Orleans counties.

Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties are commonly referred to as the Northeast Kingdom.

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