Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Essex County is a county in Vermont with about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values, vital records and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 4 county office pages for Essex County, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, State's Attorney, Statewide sources, More directory links, Other counties and Questions.
Where Essex County public records live
Each kind of Essex County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.
- Arrests and jail bookings: essexvt.gov/1324/POLICE (details)
- Court cases: vtcourts.gov/court-locations/essex-civil-division (details)
- County records: essexvt.gov/225/CLERK-AND-TREASURER (details)
- Criminal prosecutions: acluvt.org/essex-county-vincent-illuzzi (details)
Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Essex County
A person arrested in Essex County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Essex County.
- Website: essexvt.gov/1324/POLICE (page title: POLICE | Essex, VT)
- Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.
Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.
Court records and case lookups in Essex County
Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Essex County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Essex County.
- Website: vtcourts.gov/court-locations/essex-civil-division (page title: Essex Civil Division | Vermont Judiciary)
- Phone: 800-540-9990
- Address: 154 Main Street, Hyde Park, VT 05655
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.
- Statewide court case search: vtcourts.gov
County Clerk of Essex County
The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Essex County.
- Website: essexvt.gov/225/CLERK-AND-TREASURER (page title: CLERK & TREASURER | Essex, VT)
- Phone: 802-878-1359
- Address: 81 Main Street Essex Jct., VT 05452
- Hours: Wednesday & Friday (except holidays) 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.
Deeds, land records and property values in Essex County
In Vermont, deeds and property assessments are kept by each town, not the county. The town clerk holds the land records and the town assessor sets the values.
Birth, death and marriage records in Essex County
In Vermont, birth, death and marriage records are kept by the clerk of the city or town where the event happened, not the county. The state vital records office also issues certified copies for any event in the state.
- Vermont state vital records office: healthvermont.gov/stats/vital-records/order-vital-records
State's Attorney for Essex County
The State's Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Essex County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.
- Website: acluvt.org/essex-county-vincent-illuzzi (page title: Essex County: Vincent Illuzzi | ACLU of Vermont)
- Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.
Statewide Vermont sources
Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Vermont state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.
- Statewide court case search: vtcourts.gov
- State prison inmate locator: vermont.gov/service/offender-locator
- Sex offender registry: vcic.vermont.gov/sor
- State vital records office: healthvermont.gov/stats/vital-records/order-vital-records
- State criminal history records: vcic.vermont.gov/ch-information/record-checks
- Business entity search: sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings
- Unclaimed property search: vermonttreasurer.gov/content/unclaimed-property
More Essex County links from the SearchSystems directory
These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Essex County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.
- Public Portal | Vermont Judiciary (vtcourts.gov)
- Public Records - Vermont Secretary of State (sos.vermont.gov)
- Vermont Business Search (bizfilings.vermont.gov)
- Vermont Criminal Information Center (vcic.vermont.gov)
- Vermont Judiciary Public Portal (portal.vtcourts.gov)
- Vermont.gov (mvp.vermont.gov)
- Vital Records | Vermont Department of Health (healthvermont.gov)
Other counties in Vermont
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for every county in Vermont.
Essex County Arrest Records
The Essex County arrest records guide names the agency that reports arrests to the FBI here and the 43 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Essex County Records Guides
SearchSystems has seven more guides to Essex County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Essex County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Essex County inmate search (the Vermont Department of Corrections inmate locator and who makes the arrests), Essex County criminal records (the court file, the Vermont criminal history and the local arrest records), Essex County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Essex County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Vermont Public Records Act requires), Essex County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Essex County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Essex County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Essex County?
Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Essex County at essexvt.gov/1324/POLICE. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.
Where do I look up a court case in Essex County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for Essex County is at vtcourts.gov, phone 800-540-9990. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.
How do I request a public record from Essex County?
From the office that holds it: the court for case files, the County Recorder for deeds, the sheriff for jail records, and so on. Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices.