Land Records

The Town Clerk's Office is transitioning to regular business hours starting June 1st.  Land records research will continue to be by appointment during public office hours.  The new hours are M-F, 7:30am to 4:30pm.  OR Go to uslandrecords.com to complete a search of Colchester’s Land Records.  The research tool is free and there is a $3 per page fee for official copies.  If this fee is prohibitive to community members or you are not finding what you need or would like an appointment, please contact our office for assistance at townclerk@colchestervt.gov or 802-264-5520.  See below for link to the records and a tutorial on searching.

The Colchester Land Records are available online back to 1922. The internet site is US Land Records.  We have found that Internet Explorer is not the most ideal browser, but with some basic settings, it will work. Users should add "uslandrecords.com" to the Compatibility View Settings.  This can be found under the "Tools" menu located in the upper right corner depending on the Internet Explorer version.

The website does use windows that requires pop-up windows.  This is so a user can perform functions like printing or downloading.  Please be aware that to print there is a $3 per page charge. 

To get started go into browser, Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox to visit the US Land Records website.

You can also read a tutorial.


Summary of Vermont Recording Fee Changes

Per Act 526 (approved by VT Legislature 2019 session), 32 V.S.A. §1671      Effective: July 1, 2019

 

FORMER FEE

NEW FEE

Document recording fees

$10/page

$15/page

PTTR (Property transfer tax return)

$10/document

$15/document

Survey plat recording fees

$15/sheet

$25/sheet

Certified copy of records (no change)

$10/page

$10/page

Examination of records (vault time)

$2/hour

$4/hour