List of counties in Vermont

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.

Table of contents

1 History
2 See Also
3 External Links

History

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.