Hartford County, Connecticut Records

Hartford County, Connecticut (Map It) was created on May 10, 1666 and was formed as One of four original counties created in Connecticut. The county was named after Hertfordshire, England. The County Seat was Hartford, Connecticut (1666-1960).

Hartford County is bordered by Hampden County, Massachusetts (north),Tolland County, Connecticut (east), New London County, Connecticut (southeast), Middlesex County, Connecticut (south), New Haven County, Connecticut (southwest), Litchfield County, Connecticut (west), New London County, Connecticut (southeast).

Hartford County Cities and Towns include Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bristol (consolidated city-town), Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford (consolidated city-town), Hartland, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain (consolidated city-town), Newington, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Southington, Suffield, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and Windsor Locks. A Map of Connecticut Towns by County contains detailed information about county and town boundaries.

Hartford County, Connecticut Courthouse Records

The Hartford County Courthouse was located in Hartford, Connecticut (1666-1960). Counties were abolished officially in 1959 though their purpose had been chiefly to define county court districts. For genealogical research purposes, counties become necessary when using the federal census returns, since they are all cataloged by county. Learn More About State of Connecticut Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

Please contact the each town clerk's department to confirm mailing address, hours, fees and other information before visiting or requesting information because contact information sometimes changes.  The Town Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

All deeds, vital records, and probate records for all Connecticut towns are available to 1900 on microfilm at the Connecticut State Library or through the FHL. See also Connecticut Towns and Their Establishment

Taxes were levied for personal property and land through most of Connecticut's history. The town assessor (or lister) made annual lists or rates of all taxables. This generated a considerable number of tax lists across time, but the Connecticut State Library has a list of various tax records still at the town clerk's offices. The Connecticut Historical Society and the genealogical collections throughout the state have some records.

Those matters not in the realm of the superior court were heard by the county courts (initially called prerogative or common pleas). The county court, begun in 1666, was abolished in 1955, and its functions were divided between justice courts and superior courts. Most of the county records, to its abolition date, are at the Connecticut State Library.

• The Town of Avon was formed in 1830 from Farmington
• The Town of Berlin was formed in 1785 from Farmington/Middletown/Wethersfield
• The Town of Bloomfield was formed in 1835 from Windsor/Farmington/Simsbury/Hartford
• The Town of Bristol was formed in 1785 from Farmington
• The Town of Burlington was formed in 1806 from Bristol
• The Town of Canton was formed in 1806 from Simsbury
• The Town of East Granby was formed in 1858 from Granby/Windsor Locks
• The Town of East Hartford was formed in 1783 from Hartford
• The Town of East Windsor was formed in 1768 from Windsor
• The Town of Enfield was formed in 1683 (part of Massachusetts until 1749) from unorganized land
• The Town of Farmington was formed in 1645 as an original town
• The Town of Glastonbury was formed in 1690 from Wethersfield
• The Town of Granby was formed in 1786 from Simsbury
• The Town of Hartford was formed in 1635 from unorganized land
• The Town of Hartland was formed in 1761 from unorganized land
• The Town of Marlborough was formed in 1803 from Colchester/Glastonbury/Hebron
• The Town of Manchester was formed in 1823 from East Hartford
• The Town of New Britain was formed in 1850 from Berlin
• The Town of Newington was formed in 1871 from Wethersfield
• The Town of Plainville was formed in 1869 from Farmington
• The Town of Simsbury was formed in 1670 from unorganized land
• The Town of Suffield was formed in 1674 (part of Massachusetts until 1749) from unorganized land
• The Town of South Windsor was formed in 1845 from East Windsor
• The Town of Southington was formed in 1779 from Farmington
• The Town of Rocky Hill was formed in 1843 from Wethersfield
• The Town of Wethersfield was formed in 1634 from unorganized land
• The Town of West Hartford was formed in 1854 from Hartford
• The Town of Windsor was formed in 1633 from unorganized land
• The Town of Windsor Locks was formed in 1854 from Windsor

Hartford County, Connecticut Census Records

• Learn More: State of Connecticut Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• State Population Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Hartford County, Connecticut Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Connecticut Vital Records
• State Birth, Marriages & Deaths Records: from July 1, 1897, For vital records prior to July 1, 1897, contact the town where the vital event occurred.
• Town Birth, Marriages & Deaths Records: Vital Records offices are located in each of the 169 towns in Connecticut, see the Connecticut Town Vital Records Directory for the address and telephone contact information for the vital records office in each town. 
• Locations: Connecticut State Vital Records Office, Town Vital Records Directory
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: You can download an application online for Connecticut Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Application or Town or City Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Applications

Hartford County, Connecticut Resources

• State of Connecticut Archives and Societies
• Avon Historicall Society
• Bristol Historicall Society
• Canton Historical Society and Museum
• East Granby Historicall Society
• Enfield Historicall Society
• Farmington Historicall Society
• Glastonbury Historicall Society
• Historical Society of East Hartford
• Hartland Historicall Society
• Historical Society Of East Hartford
• Manchester Historicall Society
• Hartford County, Connecticut Message Boards
• RAOGK Volunteers for Connecticut
• Newington Historicall Society
• Plainville Historicl Society
• Rocky Hill Historicall Society
• Saybrook Colony Founders Association
• Simsbury Historicall Society
• South Windsor Historicall Society
• Suffield Historicall Society
• West Hartford Historicall Society
• Wethersfield Historicall Society
• Windsor Historicall Society
• Wintonbury Historicall Society

Hartford County, Connecticut External Links

• connecticut Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Hartford County, Connecticut Books - Amazon
• Hartford Co., Connecticut - FindaGrave
• Hartford County, Connecticut Links - Cyndi's List
• Hartford Co. CTGenweb
• Hartford County, Connecticut Ancestry Database Collections
• Hartford County, Connecticut Military Records
• Historical Newspapers from Connecticut (1755–1972)
• Journal Inquirer (Manchester, Connecticut)
• Inventory of the town and city archives of Connecticut. : Hartford County
• Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1729-50
• Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1700-29
• Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1635-50
• List of Burials, Center Church Burying Ground, Hartford, Connecticut
• Wethersfield inscriptions
• Records of Rev. Roger Viets, rector of St. Andrew's, Simsbury, Conn.
• Trips by trolley around Hartford
• The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : comprising the present towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington : an
• Around the Horn in '49; Journal of the Hartford Union Mining and Trading Company
• The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884
• Hartford County, Connecticut: Memorial History 1633-1884,Volume I-II
• Ecclesiastical and other sketches of Southington, Conn.
• New Britain, Connecticut Directories, 1888-93
• Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1882-93
• Southington, Connecticut Directory, 1890