Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Fairfax, Vermont at Wikipedia

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.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Fairfax 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

Births

 * 1758-1874 Fairfax, VT: Vital Records, 1758-1874 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

Marriages

 * 1758-1874 Fairfax, VT: Vital Records, 1758-1874 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

Deaths

 * 1758-1874 Fairfax, VT: Vital Records, 1758-1874 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 FamilySearch Library.


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Fairfax:
 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

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

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


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

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Fairfax at HomeTownLocator
 * Fairfax at FamilySearch Places
 * Fairfax at Google Maps
 * Fairfax at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Fairfax at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


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

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

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
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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 FamilySearch 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

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).
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Montpelier Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Newport Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Plattsburgh New York FamilySearch Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

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