When was Rutland County founded?

Rutland County was founded in 1781, formed from Bennington County, and named after Rutland, Massachusetts.

What is the county seat of Rutland County?

The county seat of Rutland County is Rutland.

Is there an online parcel map for Rutland County?

Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 34,829 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Rutland County's boundary or name changed?

Rutland County was created in 1781 from Bennington County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 25 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Windsor County, Addison County and Bennington County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Rutland County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 50021

Rutland CountyVermont

Rutland County is a county in Vermont with its seat in Rutland. It was created on February 16, 1781, from Bennington County.

Founded1781
County seatRutland
Named forRutland, Massachusetts
Land area930 sq mi + 15 sq mi water
Population60,572 2020 Census
Parcels mapped34,829 checked 15 October 2026

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Updated 20 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Rutland on the map of Vermont

Vermont has 14 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.

Counties of Vermont · Rutland highlighted

History

Formed in 1781 from Bennington County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Rutland County was formed in 1781 from Bennington County, and named after Rutland, Massachusetts. Rutland is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1781 for land now in Rutland County may have been recorded in Bennington County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

1781
Rutland County created Rutland created from Bennington.
from Bennington
16 February 1781 · Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6
1783
Lost territory By 13 February 1783 Rutland lost town of Bethel to Windsor.
to Windsor
13 February 1783 · Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2:155
1783
Lost territory Rutland lost town of Brookfield to Orange.
to Orange
21 February 1783 · Vt. State Papers, 13:174
1783
Lost territory Rutland lost town of Rochester to Windsor.
to Windsor
25 February 1783 · Vt. State Papers, 13:183
1783
Lost territory Rutland lost town of Randolph to Orange.
to Orange
27 February 1783 · Vt. Laws 1783 in Vt. State Papers, 13: 191

Show all 27 changes (22 more, mostly small adjustments)

1781
Rutland County created Rutland created from Bennington.
from Bennington
16 February 1781 · Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6
1781
Changed Rutland overlapped part of Charlotte (now Washington, New York) when Vermont attempted to annex part of New York (known as West Union). New York did not lose control of the area.
CharlotteWashingtonN.y.
26 June 1781 · Vt. State Papers, 13:45-46
1782
Changed Rutland overlap of Charlotte (now Washington, New York) ended when Vermont gave up its attempt to annex West Union.
CharlotteWashingtonN.y.
23 February 1782 · Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68
1783
Lost territory By 13 February 1783 Rutland lost town of Bethel to Windsor.
to Windsor
13 February 1783 · Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2:155
1783
Lost territory Rutland lost town of Brookfield to Orange.
to Orange
21 February 1783 · Vt. State Papers, 13:174
1783
Lost territory Rutland lost town of Rochester to Windsor.
to Windsor
25 February 1783 · Vt. State Papers, 13:183
1783
Lost territory Rutland lost town of Randolph to Orange.
to Orange
27 February 1783 · Vt. Laws 1783 in Vt. State Papers, 13: 191
1784
Boundary clarified Rutland boundaries were redefined (no change).
no change
9 March 1784 · Vt. State Papers, 13:257-258
1785
Lost territory Rutland lost to creation of Addison.
to Addison
18 October 1785 · Vt. State Papers, 14:33-34
1787
Lost territory Rutland lost town of Stockbridge to Windsor.
to Windsor
27 February 1787 · Vt. State Papers, 14:173-175
1792
Gained territory Rutland gained from Windsor when town of Mount Holly was created from Jackson's Gore and towns of Ludlow and Wallingford.
from Windsor
31 October 1792 · Vt. State Papers, 15:88-90
1797
Lost territory Rutland lost Benton's Gore to Windsor.
to Windsor
2 March 1797 · McCarty, "Evolution," 122-123; Vt. Laws, Revised and Passed 1797, ch. 6/pp. 129-133
1805
Gained territory Rutland gained from Bennington when town of Mount Tabor gained from town of Peru.
from Bennington
25 October 1805 · McCarty, "Evolution," 134; Vt. Laws 1805, ch. 15/pp. 19-20
1806
Lost territory Rutland lost to Windsor when town of Rochester gained small area from town of Pittsfield.
to Windsor
29 October 1806 · Vt. Laws 1806, ch. 28/pp. 36-37
1813
Gained territory Rutland gained from Windsor when town of Pittsfield gained small area from town of Stockbridge.
from Windsor
15 November 1813 · Vt. Laws 1813, ch. 102/p. 144
1814
Lost territory Rutland lost to Addison when town of Goshen gained from town of Philadelphia.
to Addison
9 November 1814 · Vt. Laws 1814, ch. 96/pp. 111-112
1822
Gained territory Rutland gained from Windsor when town of Pittsfield gained small area from town of Stockbridge.
from Windsor
22 October 1822 · Vt. Laws 1822, ch. 37/p. 36
1823
Gained territory Rutland gained from Windsor when town of Shrewsbury gained small area from town of Plymouth.
from Windsor
3 November 1823 · Vt. Laws 1823, ch. 2/pp. 3-4
1824
Lost territory Rutland lost to Windsor when town of Rochester gained small area from town of Pittsfield.
to Windsor
15 November 1824 · Vt. Laws 1824, ch. 14/p. 16
1825
Lost territory Rutland lost to Bennington when town of Dorset gained small area from town of Mount Tabor.
to Bennington
17 November 1825 · McCarty, "Evolution," 140; Vt. Laws 1825, no 18/p. 25; Vt. Laws 1832, no. 25/p. 25
1839
Changed 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.
Addison
7 November 1839 · Vt. Laws 1839, no. 37/pp. 87-88
1847
Lost territory Rutland lost town of Orwell to Addison.
to Addison
1 December 1847 · Vt. Laws 1847, no. 8/p. 7
1855
Lost territory Rutland lost small area to Addison when town of Goshen gained "Clemens Land" from town of Brandon.
to Addison
6 March 1855 · Vt. Laws 1854, no. 61, sec. 3/p. 59
1870
Changed 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.
Windsor
10 November 1870 · Vt. Laws 1870, no. 292/pp. 572-573
1880
Lost territory Rutland lost to Washington (New York) 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.
to Washington (N.Y.)
7 April 1880 · Vt. Laws 1876, no. 201/p. 380; U.S. Stat., vol. 21, ch. 49 [1880]/p. 72; Van Zandt, 65
1884
Lost territory Rutland lost small area to Windsor when town of Stockbridge gained Parker's Gore.
to Windsor
21 November 1884 · Vt. Laws 1884, no. 262/p. 270
1895
Lost territory Rutland lost to Windsor when town of Weston gained from town of Mount Tabor.
to Windsor
8 October 1895 · "Weston v. Mount Tabor"

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Rutland

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 34,829 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 14 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 33,148 in all from Vermont Enhanced 911 Board via VCGI.
edited 19 February 2026 · checked 13 October 2026
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Rutland by the Census

Population

60,572 2020 Census count

Housing units

33,869 2020 Census count

Land area

930 square miles

Water area

15 square miles

People per sq mi

65 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Rutland County's official site

We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.

In Vermont, permits, zoning and assessing are handled by each city or town, not the county, and town clerks record deeds.

County government

County government
The official website of Rutland County.
rutlandvermont.com

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Questions

Common questions about Rutland County

When was Rutland County founded?: Rutland County was founded in 1781, formed from Bennington County, and named after Rutland, Massachusetts.
What is the county seat of Rutland County?: The county seat of Rutland County is Rutland.
Is there an online parcel map for Rutland County?: Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 34,829 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Rutland County's boundary or name changed?: Rutland County was created in 1781 from Bennington County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 25 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Windsor County, Addison County and Bennington County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Rutland County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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