Addison County	001	Middlebury	1785	Part of Rutland County.	Joseph Addison (1672.1719), an English politician and writer.	37,035	770 sq mi
(1,995 km²)	State map highlighting Addison County

Bennington County	003	Bennington and Manchester	1779	One of the original two counties.	Benning Wentworth (1696.1770), the colonial governor of New Hampshire (1741.1766).	36,317	676 sq mi
(1,751 km2)	State map highlighting Bennington County

Caledonia County	005	St. Johnsbury	1792	Part of Orange County.	Latin name for Scotland.	30,780	651 sq mi
(1,686 km2)	State map highlighting Caledonia County

Chittenden County	007	Burlington	1787	Part of Addison County.	Thomas Chittenden (1730.1797), first governor of Vermont (1791.1797).	161,382	539 sq mi
(1,396 km2)	State map highlighting Chittenden County

Essex County	009	Guildhall	1792	Part of Orange County.	Essex, a county in England.	6,163	665 sq mi
(1,722 km2)	State map highlighting Essex County

Franklin County	011	St. Albans (city)	1792	Part of Chittenden County.	Benjamin Franklin (1706.1790), one of the most critical Founding Fathers of the United States.	48,799	637 sq mi
(1,650 km2)	State map highlighting Franklin County

Grand Isle County	013	North Hero	1802	Part of Chittenden County and Franklin County.	Largest island in Lake Champlain.	6,861	83 sq mi
(215 km2)	State map highlighting Grand Isle County

Lamoille County	015	Hyde Park (town)	1835	Parts of Chittenden County, Franklin County, Orleans County and Washington County.	La Mouelle (meaning the seagull), named by French explorer Samuel de Champlain (~1570.1635).	25,235	461 sq mi
(1,194 km2)	State map highlighting Lamoille County

Orange County	017	Chelsea	1781	Part of Cumberland County.	Prince William (1650.1702) of Orange.	28,899	689 sq mi
(1,785 km2)	State map highlighting Orange County

Orleans County	019	Newport (city)	1792	Part of Chittenden County and Orange County.	City of Orlés, France.	27,100	697 sq mi
(1,805 km2)	State map highlighting Orleans County

Rutland County	021	Rutland (city)	1781	Part of Bennington County.	Town of Rutland, Massachusetts.	59,736	932 sq mi
(2,414 km2)	State map highlighting Rutland County

Washington County	023	Montpelier	1810	Parts of Orange County, Caledonia County, and Chittenden County.	George Washington (1732.1799), first President of the United States (1789.1797).	58,612	690 sq mi
(1,787 km2)	State map highlighting Washington County

Windham County	025	Newfane	1779[a]
(as Cumberland County)
(renamed 1781)	One of the original two counties.	Town of Windham, Connecticut.	43,386	789 sq mi
(2,044 km2)	State map highlighting Windham County

Windsor County	027	Woodstock	1781	Part of Cumberland County.	Town of Windsor, Connecticut.	55,737	971 sq mi
(2,515 km2)	State map highlighting Windsor County