Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Fairfax was chartered on August 18, 1763. Not one of the original proprietors ever made a settlement in the town. The first settler in this town was Capt. Broadstreet Spafford and commenced his settlement in 1783. The first recorded meeting of the proprietors was held in Arlington at the house of Elnathan Merwin, inn-holder, Aug. 30, 1786.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Fairfax Town. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Franklin County, website at this link.


 * Beaver Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Carroll Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairfax Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kingsbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Learned Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mudgett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Fairfax-Beeman Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Lukes Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sanderson Corners Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Spafford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Fairfax Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Franklin County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Fairfax, visit. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Fairfax:


 * Christ Episcopal Parish (Fairfax, Vermont) Records, 1821-1922, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 6, Franklin County, vol. IV, town of Fairfax can be viewed online.

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Fairfax:

Fairfax, Vermont Land Records, 1846-1915, can be found online at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Libraries and Historical Societies
Fairfax Community Library 75 Hunt St. Fairfax, VT 05454 Phone: (802) 849-2420 Website: http://www.fairfaxvtlibrary.org/

Fairfax Historical Society 1181 Main Street PO Box 145 Fairfax,VT 05454

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Fairfax:

1871 maps of Fairfax, Fairfax Town North, and Fairfax Town Falls

Military Records
Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867 are online at - How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers
St. Albans Messenger

Vermont Online Historical Newspapers

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Fairfax:

Franklin Probate Division 17 Church St. St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone: (802) 524-7948

Franklin County, Vermont Probate Records, 1860-1910, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Town Histories

 * Fairfax In The 20th Century by Henry A. Raymond
 * Fairfax And The Flood Of November, 1927 by Mike Cain

Town Records
In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Fairfax town records available online:

Fairfax, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch (browse only imagess).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Fairfax Town Clerk's Office. These include


 * Vital records of Fairfax, Vermont, ca. 1797-May 2000, and pre-1870 cemetery transcription
 * Town records (births 1784-1860, family records early to 1866, marriages 1798-1860, and deaths 1795-1860)
 * Town records (births 1784-1860, family records early to 1866, marriages 1798-1860, and deaths 1795-1860)
 * Town records, 1758-1845
 * Land records, 1763-1850

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Fairfax Town Clerk 12 Buck Hollow Road P.O. Box 27 Fairfax, VT 05454 Phone: (802) 849-6111 Email: clerk@fairfax-vt.gov Website: http://www.fairfax-vt.gov/

Vital Records

 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
 * Fairfax Vital Records Page, courtesy of the Fairfax Historical Society