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Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy United States Connecticut Fairfield County

Guide to Fairfield County, Connecticut ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Fairfield County, Connecticut Map Map of Connecticut highlighting Fairfield County Location in the state of Connecticut Facts Founded	May 10, 1666 County Seat Courthouse

Contents 1	County Courthouse 2	Quick Facts 2.1	Parent County 2.2	Description 2.3	Boundary Changes 2.4	Record Loss 3	Places / Localities 4	Resources 4.1	African American 4.2	Biography 4.3	Cemeteries 4.4	Local Histories 4.5	Maps and Gazetteers 4.6	Societies, Libraries and Museums 4.6.1	Family History Centers 4.7	Websites 4.8	References

Description
The county was named referring to the beauty of its fields. The county seat has none since 1960 and the county was created 1666. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.[2]

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
North part was taken to form Litchfield County 14 October 1751. For animated maps illustrating Connecticut county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Connecticut County Boundary Maps" (1643-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places
Modern towns and cities in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Click map to go to each respective town page. Cities:

Bridgeport Danbury Norfolk Shelton Stamford Towns:

Bethel Brookfield Darien Easton Fairfield Greenwich Monroe New Canaan New Fairfield Newtown Redding Ridgefield Sherman Stratford Trumbull Weston Westport Wilton Extinct town:  • Huntington

Borough: Newtown

Unincorporated Communities: Auburn | Bourne | Cableville | Carroll | Carson | China Town | Clarksville | Encina | Jett | Rye Valley | Sanger | Sparta | Whitney

Aspetuck | Botsford | Black Rock | Branchville | Byram | Cannondale | Compo | Cos Cob | Cranbury | East Norwalk | Georgetown | Glenbrook | Glenville | Greenfield Hill | Greens Farms | Hattertown | Hawleyville | Huntington Center | Long Ridge | Lordship | Mianus | Nichols | Old Greenwich | Riverside | Round Hill | Rowayton | Sandy Hook | Silvermine | South Norwalk | Southport | Springdale | Unity

Local Histories
Online County Histories

History of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Compiled under supervision of D. Hamilton Hurd. 1881. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : J.W. Lewis. Online at: FamilySearch Books Online - Part 1, FamilySearch Books Online - Part 2; Hathitrust; Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat). History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1639-1928. By Lynn Winfield Wilson. 1929. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Books Online - Vol. 1, FamilySearch Books Online - Vol. 2; Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).

Maps and Gazetteers
CT FAIRFIELD.PNG About this image Neighboring Counties: Litchfield | New Haven | New York Counties:  Dutchess | Nassau | Putnam | Suffolk | Westchester Click a neighboring county for more resources