When was Windham County founded?

Windham County was founded in 1781, formed from Cumberland County, and named after Windham, Connecticut.

What is the county seat of Windham County?

The county seat of Windham County is Newfane.

Is there an online parcel map for Windham County?

Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 31,599 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Windham County's boundary or name changed?

Windham County was created in 1781 from Cumberland County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Bennington County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

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

County · code 50025

Windham CountyVermont

Windham County is in southeastern Vermont and has its seat in Newfane. The county was formed in 1781 from Cumberland County.

Founded1781
County seatNewfane
Named forWindham, Connecticut
Land area785 sq mi + 13 sq mi water
Population45,905 2020 Census
Parcels mapped31,599 checked 15 October 2026

Open the free map Click any parcel in Windham County: acreage, parcel id, address and who publishes the map. No sign-in.

Updated 20 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Windham 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 · Windham highlighted

History

Formed in 1781 from Cumberland County

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

Windham County was created from Cumberland County on February 16, 1781, with Cumberland then eliminated. Shortly after its creation, Windham lost part of a gore east of the town of Bromley to Bennington County in 1781, then gained the town of Stratton from Bennington County in 1787.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1781
Windham County created Windham created from Cumberland (extinct); Cumberland eliminated.
from Cumberland
16 February 1781 · Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6
1781
Lost territory Windham lost its part of the gore east of the town of Bromley (now Peru) to Bennington.
to Bennington
13 April 1781 · Vt. State Papers, 13:19
1787
Gained territory Windham gained town of Stratton from Bennington.
from Bennington
27 February 1787 · Vt. State Papers, 14:173-175

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Windham

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

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 31,599 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, 33,775 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

Windham by the Census

Population

45,905 2020 Census count

Housing units

29,916 2020 Census count

Land area

785 square miles

Water area

13 square miles

People per sq mi

58 population ÷ land area

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

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Questions

Common questions about Windham County

When was Windham County founded?: Windham County was founded in 1781, formed from Cumberland County, and named after Windham, Connecticut.
What is the county seat of Windham County?: The county seat of Windham County is Newfane.
Is there an online parcel map for Windham County?: Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 31,599 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Windham County's boundary or name changed?: Windham County was created in 1781 from Cumberland County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Bennington County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Windham 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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