Topsham, Vermont - Home Page
Welcome to the Topsham, Vermont web site. Please note that this site is designed primarily for use by genealogists and is not intended to be the official town site.
Links to external web sites are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or approval of any of the products, services or opinions contained in any external web site. Please direct your research questions to the appropriate Town Offices as listed on the town pages or to the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration at Vermont State Archives
Villages and hamlets in Topsham include: East Topsham, Topsham Four Corners, Waits River, and West Topsham.
It should be noted that Town Clerks as a rule no longer will perform research but will assist researchers when they visit the town offices.
There is no website for the town.
Cynthia Flannigan, Clerk-Treasurer
6 Harts Road
PO Box 69
Topsham, VT 05076
Tel: 802-439-5505
Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Email: Town of Topsham
For current information for the court, visit their website at:
Orange County Probate CourtNearby Library
The nearest public library is the Blake Memorial Library in East Corinth. See the Corinth pages for details.
Topsham History
Excerpt from Child's 1887 Gazetteer
Mailing Address: PO Box 64, East Topsham, VT 05076
Phone: (802) 439-6339
Visit: Topsham Historical Society
Contact: Bill Hodge, President
Census reporting ends with the 1820 census. There were over 50 separate items of data gathered in the 1830 census. That fact and that names are not in alphabetical order make it impractical to report later years.
1790 Orange County Topsham United Presbyterian Church
Site under development
Topsham United Presbyterian Church, PO Box 61, Topsham, VT 05076
Phone: 802-993-5560, Rev. Albert Collins, Pastor
West Topsham Community Church Inc, 88 East Orange Road, West Topsham, VT 05086
It appears all students go to school in nearby towns.
Digging Deep Unearthing the Mysteries of Burial and Cemetery Laws
Orange County Cemeteries Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons and Janice Boyko. Some listings of interments and GoogleMaps.
Following is a list of all cemeteries in Topsham with directions as to how to reach each one. Photos of the cemeteries are also provided. Please click on the image to see a full size view. Full listings of gravestones in each cemetery is on my list of things to do.
The first two photos are of the trail going to the cemetery. The third photo is of the area to the south. The final three photos are of the cemetery.
The first photo shows the trail that must be climbed. The remaining photos are of the cemetery itself.
