Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States Massachusetts  Norfolk County

County Courthouse
Probate Judge has divorce and probate records; Clerk Courts has court records from 1928; register of deeds has land records.

Towns Organized Before 1800 Bellingham 1719, Braintree 1640, Brookline 1705, Canton 1797, Cohasset 1770, Dedham 1636, Dover 1784, Franklin 1778, Medfield 1650, Milton 1662, Needham 1711, Quincy 1792, Randolph 1793, Sharon 1765, Walpole 1724, Weymouth 1635, Wrentham 1673

Parent County

 * Created 26 Mar 1793 from Suffolk County.

Places / Localities
Cities:  Braintree | Franklin | Quincy | Weymouth

Towns

Ceded Towns:  Dorchester | Roxbury | West Roxbury

Neighboring Counties
Bristol | Middlesex | Suffolk | Plymouth | Worcester | Providence County, Rhode Island

Census
State Census

1855 Massachusetts State Census—a free searchable index and images to the 1855 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

1865 Massachusetts State Census—a free searchable index and images to the 1865 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1865, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Boston newspapers and The Lowell Sun (1878-1977) covering local news that included residents from Norfolk County communities.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Franklin Massachusetts Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Norfolk County MA GenWeb Project, an member of The MAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Norfolk County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Norfolk County (backup site)
 * Norfolk County Massachuesetts History &amp; Genealogy Blog- by David Lambert
 * Family History Library catalog for Norfolk County