Columbia, Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Columbia, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Columbia is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. Columbia was incorporated in May, 1804, from Lebanon.

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 Columbia Town Clerk 323 Jonathan Trumbull Highway Columbia, CT 06237 Phone: 860-228-3284 E-mail: [mailto:townclerk@columbiact.org townclerk@columbiact.org] Columbia Town Clerk

Births

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1768-1868 at FamilySearch — images

Marriages

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1768-1868 at FamilySearch — images

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1768-1868 at FamilySearch — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Columbia Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Tolland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common Christian denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches. To see the churches in Columbia, visit. Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Columbia:

Local Histories

 * The Story of Columbia. By Women's Guild, Columbia Congregational Church, 1954. 88 pages.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. Records are included in Andover Probate District. The following are online probate records for the town of Columbia:
 * 1789-1924 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Saxton B. Little Free Library 319 Route 87 Columbia, CT 06237 Phone: 860-228-0350 E-mail: [mailto:staff@columbiactlibrary.org staff@columbiactlibrary.org] Facebook Website

Societies
Columbia Historical Society P.O. Box 551 Columbia, CT 06237 E-mail: [mailto:ColumbiaCtHistoricalSociety@gmail.com ColumbiaCtHistoricalSociety@gmail.com] Website